The perfect aspie job?

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Web Design without having to deal with clients.

I worked in retail sales for a time in college. I wasn't bad at it; it was very structured, which was good for me, and since it fell within a special interest area, dealing with people wasn't so bad in that context.

Today, I write and edit for a technology publication. I'm good with words, and it again falls within a special interest area for me. The worst part about it is that it's a standard 9-to-5 type job, and I work best late at night.

Bobbles61 and Yvanna ... Teaching is stressful for just about anybody, for someone with our traits it must be awful. Im a health professional, and 'people stuff' is very hard work. My recent realisation that I have autistic traits has suddenly made sense of this, and explained a couple of burnouts/depressions over the years. I wish I had known my needs better when I was younger, so I could make healthier career choices... Awareness of Aspergers has at least made this easier for youngsters today...

Monotonous jobs with no people contact suit me very well for a short time - then I start getting bored. My brain needs something challenging.

Funnily enough, in light of some of the suggestions here, my Dad is a computer programmer and I did software testing for him. I was very good at it and he encouraged me to pursue it as a career, but I was bored out of my skull.

I still haven't found the perfect job. Right now I'm studying science - maybe I'll find my niche in research or academia. In the meantime I'm thinking of starting a freelance proofreading business to support myself through uni.

I've had plenty of jobs, from construction to retail to telemarketing to direct sales. My favorites have been the ones with the least interaction with people and customers.

For example. My last job was as a technician for a bank. I sat in my office most of the time, until a call came in. I went out, fixed the problem, and returned to my office until the next call. All my interaction with my co-workers was through IM, and I would still be there if it had been a little busier.

My favorite job ever was working in a library as an aide while in college. But it didn't pay at all well. I've thought many times since that I would probably have loved to be a librarian. I wound up as a technical writer, a fairly aspie-ish type of work.

Whatever job that one aspie likes.

I'm in college now, studying Accounting. I only go part-time, though, and I have a part-time job. This arrangement works pretty well for me.

I work at Wal-Mart, and I've been there since February 2010. The pay kind of sucks, but I still like my job. They first hired me as a cashier, that was the only position I could get. It was TORTURE. I have plenty of horror stories about rude customers and awkward situations.

As soon as I could, I moved and became an overnight stocker, which is where I've been for almost two years. I LOVE it. It's very quiet, sometimes I can go an entire day without interacting with a customer. I usually work alone, just putting out freight and labeling overstock. If I work in grocery, I have to work with one or two other people, but I don't mind that.

Our overnight crew is small and I get along well with everyone. It's laid-back at night, and even the customers are much more patient and understanding.

I do closed captioning, which is interesting and I don't have to deal with many people, but it's for a religious TV station and after 15 years, it's gotten very boring. My favorite job was actually as a clerk in a bookstore. It wasn't that hard talking to strangers because I knew what I was expected to say and I could talk about something I loved--books. I still occasionally run into one of my old bookstore customers even after all this time.

I'm an Aspie and I work at an escrow company as an account analyst. It's perfect for me. I work with numbers all day and I hardly ever leave at lunch. Staying there while it's quiet helps me recharge. I do have to answer phones and greet people when they pay their bills, but I don't have to engage in much small talk with them because it's mostly all business. Our office only has four employees and I'm somewhat isolated from them, anyway. It's the best job I've ever had. As a bonus, I "came out" a couple of years ago about my AS and was accepted immediately. I think they suspected something, anyway, because my quirks are impossible to hide. I still have my issues, but it's nice to be understood.

I'm a "left brain" kind of Aspie. I've passed the CPA exam [Accounting] but I didn't get much of a foothold in that field.

I might be "overqualified" to be a clerk, but that's what I am (Trust me, you have heard of my employer). I have worked night shift for over 4 years now, and it works well for me. Pay is pretty nice and I'm saving my money (I'm 46 and still living with Mom, I'll get my own place to live in a couple of years).

I work in "quality control". If the vendor sent blue garments instead of red ones, or the UPC says they are blue but they are really red, I'm the guy who fixes it. Sometimes I'll print another label. Other times, I file a report to tell higher-ups of the problem. I'm good at my job, and I enjoy it. Some overtime is offered, and I usually agree to work the extra hours.

My time management skills are horrible, both on the job and outside of work. So I need to constantly push myself. But I have co-workers who are used to my quirks.

(Are there Aspies who are "right-brain" artistic types? Wow. I never thought of that.)

I consider myself a combination of right and left brain. I get bored with the purely rational. So I prefer stuff where I use scientific knowledge to create. For example I use my knowledge of how ingredients affect one another to develop my own recipes (which is a pretty difficult task for breadmaking and desserts). I get really bored if I can't use my creative side though. So yes, therre are aspies who aren't completely left-brained.

I know from experience the typical aspie job of a programmer wouldn't work for me. I get antsy if I have to sit for 8-9 hours with barely any movement and I just don't find that type of work interesting.