"Jobs For People Who Don't Like People"

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http://education.yahoo.net/articles/job ... ?kid=1ATWU

Just thought I'd toss this out there--any thoughts?

Of all those mentioned, I used to want to be a writer. (Still do, to a certain extent.)

i have looked at a lot of those articles over the past few months as i contemplate the next step in my career/life goals. The "author" of these articles seem to write rather vague and with little depth filled mostly with factual information and no practical how-to information. They also seem dated for listing statistics from 2008 before the economy in the us took a dive.

An accountant--sure good money and jobs available, but looking at numbers and spreadsheets all day would eventually cause me to snap and not in a good way.

Computer programmer--its interesting and definitely attractive in some ways to me, but i also know that im not one who wants to be one of those indepth knowledgeable of inner working of computers. The technology has moved too quick for me to keep up, and writing computer code like i remember in my basic computer science course in college was hell on earth to me after awhile, but it is good money, no doubt.

Writer...sure i like to blog and write my opinions my own special way. But when i was in college writing papers with a specific context for a specific audience and all that other grammatical jargon...i wanna do something else as soon as possible.

Forensic Science Technician...well i definitely like the science and the behind the scenes out of the box work environment involved. And i like to interpret data and be an expert on something unique and unusual from the masses. However do i want to deal with gruesome deaths, etc and studying hair,blood, tissue and be like dr.house. i dont think i have that in me.

Budget Analyst...no too boring and typical crunching numbers when really the numbers are just numbers on a page nothing more.

Medical Transcriptionist...dont know if i'll be bored to tears writing medical jargon for the common man to understand. I dont wanna feel like im just a monkey doing the same monkey work like all the other monkeys. I have been there, didnt like it.

Actuary...well i think Ben Stiller was an actuary in the movie "along came polly" and he made it look cool and interesting. And studying the statistics as i did love statistics class in college would be interesting and intriguing. And it is good money. But was i born to be an actuary? i dont know yet.

Yeah, none of those really interest me. My solution to avoiding lots of people is to work with animals. Right now I'm scheduled for an interview at a boarding kennel for a position of animal caretaker. And before that I was a groomer's assistant. That job had a little too much client interaction for me (answering phones, doing check in/out), but I loved grooming the dogs.

It's interesting that I've considered careers in two or three of those jobs. I've been studying as a musician but I really struggle with the social side of it, networking plays a massive part in being a musician so even if I'm a great player I lack the ability to go out and find work.

My goal now is to study computer science, and perhaps become a computer forensic analyst or programmer.

None of those jobs appeal to me. That's okay, because I've realized and come to terms with the fact that most jobs involve human contact and I can't be that picky.

Back in the day, there was an ideal job, Lighthouse Keeper, what a life, on your own in a lighthouse miles from anywhere, maybe even cut off by the sea so you only see a man in a boat with your supplies once a week.
Just the sound of the seagulls and the crashing waves against the rocks below.
Or the still of a foggy night and the errie sound of the foghorn, booming into the night.

Curse modern technology that makes man redundant.
If I had the money I would buy an old lighthouse to live in.

If you are a guy, then just do hard, dangerous labor/trades jobs that pay big money (ironworker, pipefitter, oil rigs, miner), save up $500,000.00 over ten years (or less), then move to thailand where you can live like a king off $1000/month. Then you won't have to work OR deal with people.

telecommunications was my major and recording technology was my minor in college but i transferred to another college to just finish with a bachelors in communications. now the ba in communications was a combo of media studies/interpersonal communication, but a communications degree is pretty worthless to most employers. I then went back to school once for audio production training and then a year later for more video production. I finally figured that as much as i love music and love the science/art of audio/video production, i was not one who was good with networking.and in that field, if you are not getting connections quickly, you are not going to get anywhere. you have to be able and willing to communicate easily, comfortably, and wisely when networking .

it is a very competitive field where you can make good money but usually start working a mediocre hourly part time/temporary/as needed worker in that field, the reality is different from the dream of it. only in the last year, i believe i have finally found that i need to play to my strengths and go back to school for something else. I will always love music, but i also feel i can live without being a music engineer. I just have to love (at least a little) what i do for a living and i'll be satisfied. but to keep on torturing myself and trying to fit a square peg in a round hole with the networking, i'll end up just wasting time and being unhappy even longer.

a lighthouse keeper would be a f*****g awesome job.

Thanks for your insight I understand how you feel. However much I love music I think I now want to enjoy it as a sideline passion, I don't feel as enthusiastic about music as I did before I started 'officially' studying it so maybe it's time to stop. I have a very peculiar (in my opinion) way of experiencing music. I like to break it down, analyse it and work out why this sound/melody does what it does and working out odd time meters and what not. I do all of this so I can appreciate it and what has gone into it. Anyway, I digress.

Because I am intelligent and like problem solving/analysis I am considering doing something less in the creative fields and into something more logic oriented.

Yeah and I qualified for that too but they shut down the lighthouses just as I was going to sign up.

Now that is bad luck, its like realising you won the lottery but lost your ticket!

I'm a computer programmer...But the industry is changing... Now they want more people-skills and managing habilities... It's easy to find some job if you are only a lonely coder, but it is hard to get promotions. But I don't know...I think that it still have some niches on the area that you can really be alone (not on one rigth now, but searching!)

I bounced around various jobs and unemployment queues for most of my youth. I studied various subjects since leaving high school, starting with minor courses in audio engineering, computing, bookkeeping & chemical science. I then did a diploma in medical science. I found the job boring and very low paid, basically a factory worker and I get bored very quickly and have a very short attention span. It wasn't too stressful though.

After 3 years I was close to breakdown and moved back with my parents (at 27yrs old). After another failed attempt as a emergency call operator (yes, my worst job ever) my dad say I should go to university. I went and studied geology (by correspondance) which I loved as a child. The first year in the job (back in the big city) I almost had another breakdown and it was one of the most painful experiences of my life, but I got through, moved to the country, now I probably spend 80-90% of my time alone, often driving through the countryside to worksites. There still is a people aspect to my job, but I tend to make most correspondence through emails.

In my experience look for a job that has prospects for employment (check employment sites / newspapers) and that you find at least somewhat interesting. Also make sure you understand what the job entails. I found medical science fascinating but the jobs are mainly lab work which I found boring and unsatisfying. I have a lot of issues that have made keeping a job very hard for me, so just having a job that I sometimes enjoy, I feel blessed.

I don't always hate people, but if I am working, I sure hate 'em. I too wanted to be an audio engineer or work in film. I have the ultimate "terd in a punchbowl" degree. That is the Communications Degree. About as useful as crapping in a hat and pretending it's rainbows.
I work for myself, fixing machines, but the economy tanked and now I make almost no money. I have no skills for employment and since I am self employed, the wonderful government won't help me. If I were a dope addict, they'd help me. I should have kept taking dope.
I would love a job for people who hate people. Tried to become a gravedigger. Need reference from union members and hard to get. Tried to maintain cemeteries, need excellent credit and lots of references. Tried to be a mortician, need a whole new college degree.
Writer, hmmm. How do you get a job at that.?

I should think that working as a craftsperson would be good. You can learn cheaply, at your own pace from library books. There are some good forums out there. Specialise, e.g. period pieces, jewelry, garden ornaments, or supplying religious communities.

Sell online to minimise contact.