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At this tender age of 16, i have potentially anything ahead of me. But what i do often ask myself is what do i want to do for a living? My answer to myself was 'The greatest job in the world!' but what is the greatest job in the world? Use a little imagination and help me out please?

Because we are all individuals, each with our own likes, dislikes and unique personalities...no one can provide you with that answer but yourself. However, keep in mind...life is a trip not a destination. Enjoy the ride.

I'm with Zsazsa here. The job I thrive in might be torture for you and vice-versa. That said, years ago, deciding which way I wanted to go next in college, I narrowed it down with 2 questions:

1) If I could have any job in the world, any dream job, within my genetic capability (i.e. not a basketball player or opera singer), what job would I want? What field of study?

2) Of those dream jobs, if I could look into a crystal ball now and know that I will never get a paying job in that field, would it still be worth it to me to pursue the degree just for the enjoyment of the subject? Will I look back years from now and have no regrets about getting that degree even though it hasn't earned me a penny?

That then is what I should be studying and going for.

As for jobs in general, I do value work environment and enjoyment of the job way, way above what the job pays. Poor and happy beats well-off and miserable any day. You will in life end up taking crack-in-the sidewalk jobs that you hate just to make ends meet, but in the long term, look for what you want to take from a job. Making people happy? Making a difference? Lots of responsibility? Avoiding responsibility (raises my own hand)? Routine? Variety? Indoors? Outdoors?

Good luck!

The greatest job in the world will be the job you enjoy doing.

To me, the greatest job in the world is one that:

Pays you to be yourself (ie. uses the best skills you have in topics that interest you in a long term way). Examples would include having a passion for planes and ending up a pilot or enjoying working on models/customization and ending up doing it for a museum.

If you have autism / AS, the greatest job in the world for you probably will have less to do with what it is and more to do with how you can do it. Will this job allow you some flexibility? Will you work with people who at the very least aren't hostile? Will you do something that interests you? Will the environment not drive you crazy?

I never thought I'd be doing what I'm doing. I thought I'd be doing something "more important" with my life. But I work for people who know me and like me anyway, and who are AS-friendly. I'm allowed to use earphones with white noise when things get too overwhelming in an auditory sort of way. I can walk around the building whenever I need to "reset" myself. And they know that in return I will be unflinchingly honest (not always a good thing, I've found), that I will work my a$$ off, and that I will do the best job I can do every day even when I'm frustrated. It's a good tradeoff.

I actually have a new job with this company. I used to have an assembly job. I loved it. Things were predictable; I knew exactly what to do next and how to do it. Whether or not the finished product was correct was a very objective thing. I could work with other people, or not, as I chose. And I got to work with my hands, often doing repetitive things, which I find calming. Now I have my "dream job." I'm a technical writer. I'm really struggling with it. I thought it would be great, and it's very hard. I have to work with people in new ways, I have less-defined projects and FAR less structure in my day at work. I have to manage myself differently, and this is hard. My executive function skills aren't good, and this is a problem.

I guess what I'm saying is that finding a job that you can do well and be happy in is far more important than what it is exactly. No group of strangers can tell you what that'll be.

You just got to find some think you enjoy, example:

I make Instruments (Guitars, Pianos and Electric Drums) and soon I will be Registering my own name "Vanix Music", fun making them, good money, I play guitar, paino and drums. But the BEST part is I work at home so if i am sick i just stay in bed all day.

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Join the Navy! My personal career choice if I could start over again. Good pay, clearly well defined responsibilities, clearly well defined social relations, get to see the world, can shut out the world if you're just on some boat somewhere, plenty of room for specialisation.

Most people hate their jobs.

Would you want to be a dentist? Sure it pays well but standing on your feet all day drilling people's teeth?

When I was young my dream job was to be a lighthouse keeper.

Considering who and what we are I suggest that most of us would be happier being park rangers rather than high paid lawyers.

Sure, we are SMART enough to be lawyers, but is that the life to make us happy?

I think being an author would be the greatest job to have. I'd be able to do a job that I would love alone and get paid for it.

I used to think about this one a lot and I've come to a conclusion that the best job in the world is a professional golfer:

- it pays very well, but is not crazy popular like football, basketball etc so you don't have to deal with hoards of fans (actually, if you're decent at it you can earn much more than an average football player)

- you get to spend a lot of time in the outdoors but you don't have to work out

- you get someone to carry your stuff around the course and you get to drive the little white buggee

- it's prestigious

- you can play well into old age, but you don't have to since it pays so well

- you get to wear fancy clothes

- you don't need to be fit, in fact half of the best golfers have beer bellies :p

- you don't need to be educated, well-read or be able to conduct a witty conversation (in fact you get to spend a lot of time with other people making sure you have your peace and quiet), you'll still be considered upper-class or burgeoise just because you know how to play golf

- you get to travel to many nice (and warm) places

Yep, a good job in my dictionary is definitely when your passion earns you a living. It's like a match made in heaven when one seeks satisfaction in his/her professional life.

I think Factory/Distribution centers are great places to work. Not a dream job of mine, but if pay is right I can earn enough to start working on my dream. That is my new plan for next couple of years. Working to get enough cash and working towards getting a Business degree. I plan to open up a successful internet business one day.