Are there any jobs that don't require you to be social?

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Having been a longtime projectionist, I know that it isn't as much a full-time job as it once was. Projectionists these days, if they even exist at most cinemas, simply press a button to start the very-HD Blu-Ray disc. At least 80 percent of cinemas are disc-only. But, they used to offer the perfect place for those not wishing for a social job.

Wow, those describe me pretty well, especially Avolition. How do I get diagnosed with these things? What kind of Doctor do I see?

Also, what are the benefits for having an official diagnosis of anhedonia, avolition, or aspergers?

It depends upon what type of area if you want to become a scientist. Some scientists just do research only and are basically lab rats, which is what I think you are mentioning in the post above. Other scientists' jobs may be more socially demanding (ie. requiring you to give formal presentations on your research at national/regional meetings several times a year). The higher up the educational ladder you are, the more likely you will have to give presentations on what you do. That is on top of social connections that you will have to obtain/maintain during the educational process to get a good position when you graduate. You also have to be able to work as a team member in grad school on certain projects in science or you will likely not graduate with the degree that you are seeking to obtain.

Internet rater jobs with companies such as Lionbridge, Appen and Leapforce. I've worked for all three and the work is very solitary.

I would think this is the domain of psychologists.

I think these qualities are usually aspects of other conditions that include them as characteristics, but perhaps someone else here who has been diagnosed with one or both could respond on that. I never got diagnosed, but knowing I was dealing with these has allowed me to make better life decisions.

The rest of my response is rather lengthy, so I'll PM you.

Focus on general education classes (especially reading, writing, and math), then you can take electives to help you figure out what you might be interested in. If you can write reasonably well, look into gaming journalism.


Try campus career/job center or counselor's office for career exploration books, websites, etc. They also sometimes can give you aptitude and/or personality tests so that you can find out what sort of work you are best suited for. You can also explore jobs a bit on http://www.onetonline.org.

I thought about that, but I left it on the list because they still need somebody to operate the equipment.

I think science would be on the list for lab work and field work ( geology, botony, and biology). But yeah, you have to be at least social enough to make the connections and get the job, but thats true for pretty much every job.

Factory or picker/ packer

I wonder if it now boils down to the manager and a couple of deputies, or even ticket staff on a side-errand, to hit the On button though? It's a shame there is no real projectionist's job anymore, if so.

Other things that don't require being social: trade jobs where you can be self employed and work alone or near enough -- I knew a gas and electric engineer who made house calls. You have to talk to the customer about the issue, but after that they often leave you alone or if chatty you can just get really absorbed in the job and make it clear you're there and gone.

Same for plumbing and often self employed house-keeping. You still need to do some social interaction to get hired, talk about details of the work, etc, but aside from that you're usually left alone by the client and you also don't have co-workers or management when you're self employed in some of these things.

I’m an Asperger person and think truck drivers don’t have to be very social, which is one of the main reasons why I’m currently trying to get into the industry. I have my class A CDL after going through two truck driving schools. And now I am at the second company trying to complete the mentorship program. The first company fully trained me and then disqualified me after I overheard them speaking of my condition as “unknown.” I keep having to dodge redneck bigots who have no understanding of Asperger’s nor want to understand Asperger’s. I was actually wondering if I couldn’t possibly get some advice on this topic, because the neurotypicals are really starting to piss me off.

I work from home as an editor and I don't have to interact with people besides messaging about how they want the job done. I'm sure it's the same for writers, software developers, graphic designers, and other good freelance careers.

However, finding an employer that will allow you to work from home and/or finding your own clients is not easy. I use a freelancing website to connect with clients. They take a cut of my earnings so I charge more than I would otherwise charge. I don't make enough to live off of.

Writing/editing

^ that's a good list. There's also a difference between spontaneous communication that requires interacting with people like in retail and scripted communication where you talk at people or lead people but don't need to interact so much like museum guide, accountant, actor, engineer.