I wonder if not being able to mask is costing me

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I've been looking for a job the past 8 months. I've filled out a lot of applications and l've only had 6 interviews and one job offer. I declined it because they would've started me at minimum wage, that's $12.00 in my state. Most people I know in my field make $19 per hour by the time they are at the 20 year mark.

I'm also wondering if the fact that I can NOT mask for the life of me has anything to do with it. For as long as l've been reading posts about ASD. Occasionally I see a post saying that if you can't mask you are screwed on so many different levels.

I tell each interviewer I have over 20 years of experience for the position they were hiring for. How I attained multiple awards throughout my career and how most people love to work with me and know that I'm a very hard worker. I'm the top employee in my department in whatever company I work for. Despite having a vast amount of experience in my given field I still can't land a job that pays a living wage.

The reason why I applied at the company that would've only started me out at minimum wage was because they didn't have the pay information in the job description. The other 5 jobs I had an interview all had how much the pay was in their descriptions. They were all between of $15.00 and $16.25 per hour.

I don't mask either and while it's often bad in social environments, it usually isn't a problem in professional environments (although currently I've only had three different jobs at the same company, I have gotten other job offers in the past.) Are you disclosing your diagnosis to them, if you have one? If you do, they are legally not allowed to discriminate against you.
Just offering my experience, but I have never had a full-time job so I'm hoping someone will have better advice.

Do you have a job right now?
It is hard to get a job if you don't have one.
I know a lady with excellent qualifications that took an entry level data entry job after raising some kids.
She is now one of the top ten employees in pay.

Yes I do have a part time job but it pays minimum wage. I landed it right after I lost a job due to medical reasons, in other words that company wrongfully terminated me.

I do have a diagnosis. I never disclose it to anyone.