best jobs for people with aspergers

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I'm afraid to apply for a job fearing that I will be denied because of Aspergers.

Go into a trade. I think if you're a male with AS, and don't have the abilities (or desire) to get an advanced degree, become a tradesmen in a needed trade. You will be employed, you will get paid well, and your AS quirks won't matter much---- especially if you're in a union. Journeyman wages are good, but you may never want to be a foreman (crew leader). You need mechanical skills, some math, be able to do repetitive tasks. Not hard for an AS person....

I now work in a corporate multimedia department where I kind of grab or create jobs for myself as I see them: Flash presentations, some video editing, audio/visual support for meetings, random stuff my boss gives me. I started here three years ago and the pay is pretty good. I have to force myself to go, and then force myself to keep concetrating. There are some coworkers that are nice to me, but I don't like it very much. I am very frustrated that I'm not motivated to develop my skills to where I could specialize in something. I'm learning Maya but it's going very slowly.

Before this job, I worked in a bunch of low-status jobs after graduating uni: deli and bakery clerk, cabinet shop labourer, bookstore. I was always ashamed of these jobs because of my education and talent in art and writing. It was a crushing blow when I failed as an entry-level engineer at the cabinet place: I just wasn't interested in the work, and there must have been rivers of political BS that were going over my head. Then I got a job as an entry-level graphic designer, which was very stressful because I was too slow.

I can still draw. I did storyboards for this movie a buddy of mine shot and met some people who showed interest in using me. The best job for me would be one where I really know and care about what I'm doing. That status would take an awful lot of anxiety out of interacting with people.

What about being a think tank for a large corporation? How hard is this to accomplish? They've been taking our ideas for ages so we might as well get paid for this. What corporations are run by aspie's and aspie-friendly? That might be a way in the door.

Introverted Aspie: Librarian or some other kind of filing job- there's a limited interaction with people and it has to do with organizing things according to types
Extroverted Aspie: Call Center- regular interaction with coworkers in a fairly controlled environment, whom after while you can become used to. no face to face interaction with customers.

I like both of these jobs becasue i have both sides to me.

Projectionist in a movie theater. It's usually pretty dark, and the machines are rather relaxing to be around, and everything just makes sense.

I did that for about 9 months of my 2.5 years at the movie theater. It was fun.

I started recognizing my workplace issues while working as an editor on my high school newspaper at the age of 16. The other editors were mean to me and I didn't know why. Probably because I was difficult to get along with.

School was never a problem for me...I have a BA, a paralegal certificate, an insurance license, and a teaching license...all of which have gotten me nowhere in the world.

Best job I've ever had was working in the purchasing office of the university where I got my BA. It was a summer job and all I did was fill out forms and xerox receipts all day. I did some filing too. Downside: my hands would get really tired from all the writing (carbon-paper forms) and I got bored a lot. I got along with the other employees and was okay with the office small talk on a daily basis. I didn't get fired (which would happen to me A LOT in the future).

Good jobs (if educated appropriately):

Bank Examiner
Quantitative Analyst
Energy Forecaster

Bad jobs:

Lab technician jobs that require a lot of attention to detail
Sales jobs
Marketing jobs

I would recommend the job of security guard for a person with Asperger's. I worked in this field for many years and found a lot of the jobs to be satisfying. I would recommend industrial security/night watchman type work. You often have the building to yourself, and you can partake in your special interest at times when not on rounds.

I have a friend with AS that is the Facilities Manager for a large local employer. He never seems to complain about the job and knows how to fix about everything. He also has had jobs in the skilled trades and loves to tinker in his garage.

A lot of people answer computer programmer and that's what I am, but I'm facing a problem right now with the job. I've been working this for a few years and most progress to become team leads and project managers. Both jobs require a lot of social skills and communicating with other people.

I feel a bit depressed that I can't advance further. I notice that it's already becoming more necessary for me to communicate with other teams. It's taxing for me as it is, becoming a manager is out of the question.

Any suggestions?

Job of Choice:

Researcher in Philosophy.

It is great, if you are interested in x, you saying "I am working on the philosophy of x".

Video editor

Radio board operator. Although I personally hate the isolation and would much prefer to skip to my future goal as an on-air personality.