Anyone else have this problem?

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In my grade, we are supposed to start thinking about what career(s) we want to have. I can't seem to find anything I'm interested in. All the jobs seem to involve math, social skills or physical labour (3 things I'm not all that good at). There are some that don't involve any of those, but they aren't well paying. Does anyone else have trouble finding something that INTERESTS THEM?

EDIT: I just remembered that a job working animals wouldn't be good for me either. Unless I was just working with cats.

I just do any job to pay the rent.

Does it have to be well paying? I'm currently doing a job I like (I'm doing translations for a company) and it doesn't pay well. But I like it and it helps me pay the rent. People are way to conserned with making money and having a carriere. They are more important things in life.

I meant any job that pays well enough for you to live. I don't have to become a millionaire, just enough money to buy food and pay bills.

I'm a receptionist.
It's basic stuff, but it pays okay.

Are you good with language? I was thinking since you say you're not good a math, maybe you're have more of a linguistic intelligens. If so, you could get into translating or something else that involves language.

I don't know if this test is administered to high school students as part of the curriculum in Canada but back in the day when I went to high school in the US, there was a test called the CATs. The CATs actually helped you understand what a good career path might be based on your answers to the exam. See if this is available anywhere because it may help you decide. I don't think the problem is that you don't think you can do anything, I think the problem is that you haven't actualized what your skills are to match them with your interests to decide on a career path. If you have a guidance counselor assigned to you at the school, make an appointment to sit down with them to discuss this problem and see what options are available to help you discover your potential and what you might actually want to do.

Research assistants have a fair degree of autonomy and solitude. Audio and Video editors often do most of their work alone with little social interaction required, and aren't expected to have degrees. Most writing jobs involve no math skills

I was more interested in becoming a scientist, but became an engineer. Not only was it much easier--one of my gifts is making stuff work, but engineers in the USA have a much easier time paying the bills than scientists.

I think this is a more practical approach--figure out what you can do well for employment so you can fund your hobbies. Realistically, what people do for work constantly changes--people used to make typewriters--for instance. Also, what you think people do in a given field and what they actually do most of the day can be quite different.

I'm good with English but don't have any interest in foreign languages. I find them confusing, too much to remember.