What is arguably the easiest job for an Aspie?

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I'm trying to be on my own after being too much of a late bloomer, but my experience in the work force is very minimal and I'm unsure where to really start. What's arguably the easiest job for those with Asperger's Syndrome, moreso asking on a general level what is the most common one, since I know everyone's different and all.

This is a difficult question. I think there are jobs that play to autistic strengths, mostly to do with memory, focus, and pattern recognition. But as you said, there are individual factors.

I think you can only look at your own experience and figure out what has given you satisfaction and then try to move in that direction. For good or ill, luck is also a factor. I have certainly done staff only because it was available to me and those turned out really well. Some of that really sucked too.

Life is an iterative process.

Basic level (no experience necessary): Labourer, stockroom, cleaner, library assistant. But as i fit in the group of labourers, with little qualifications and experience, little social interaction is needed and can easily jump into by applying to an agency which is probably the most common route into the retail sector if working from the ground up. You may realise retail may be geared towards more extroverted people but if it's behind the scenes sort of work like warehousing, working strictly in stock/inventory, less customer interaction is expected.

There's no easy job really [retail], for me at least, even if I got through the hurdle of getting to know my co-workers and managers, I still struggle in the physical aspect of the job through the odd 2 days a week; it being a manual handling job and all.

Accountant, software engineer,

Tell us more about your strengths and weaknesses. I looked into the subject awhile ago and was surprised by the number of jobs we have been successful with.

Trucking is great if you prefer to work alone. But you may be working roughly 60 hours per week (some people say it's 70 hours per week, but that's wrong--the legal limit in the U.S. is 70 hours in eight days), and that sort of schedule can be stressful. And if you have OCD issues like I've struggled with all my life, they can really get in the way. Unfortunately, they ruined it for me, and I wasn't getting the mental health help I needed. I may be able to turn that around and get back into it or something similar. I hope so, anyway.

Only if you like those sorts of things.

Frankly, I would avoid the financial industry like a writer trying to avoid a cliche like the plague. It's full of people who routinely break all sorts of federal laws, and they'll likely expect you to do the same and implicitly ask you forget all about any sort of ethics or sense of honesty you may have had.

Software engineer, only if you like computer programming. Raise your hand if you honestly like computer programming, sitting and messing with computers all day, etc. My hands are as close to the floor as I can get them right now. But I understand some people love it, so more power to them.

There's probably no easy answer to this question. I'm pretty sure it depends on the individual.

There is no best job for us, but more a best fit for the individual. Best advice is to find something you can be passionate about, something you can have maximum control over to ensure quality is maintained and interest doesn’t wane. Staying power is important. Nothing wrong with trialling different jobs to find the right one for you and age should never restrict you from either studying for a change in career or veering off in a different direction, if your dreams and goals change. We’re not necessarily meant to do the one type of job our whole lives through ... I know of someone who opened a hairdressing salon, won awards in their field, created those crazy creative hairdos on catwalk models, then switched passions to become a pilot! My brothers and I are happiest being self employed. I saw this and saved it a few months back ...

A nice reminder that you don’t necessarily need to have speech or this or that to find employment, though admittedly, this guy certainly has a very high IQ ...

I deliver packages for Amazon, if you like being alone like most aspies than it could be a good job for you!, its just me and the van, i will warn you the job can be physical with 20 stops an hour, but i would happily take that over retail and dealing with people