Jobs that ARE for autistic people

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Basically, this is the inverse of stevenjacksonftw7's thread.
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1. Writer; I mean, being that I am a right-brained sort of person, this is something I excel at.
2. Teacher: Even with the recent tragedies, it seems less demanding than other jobs for such like us.
3. Sports announcer.

Sports announcer, really? That requires a lot of public speaking skill. Can be learned of course.

Let's see...

Any job that involves your special interest.

Jobs requiring focusing on small details: Some factory jobs; repair work; proofreading/editing; custodial work; laboratory work.

Jobs involving repetitive tasks and routines which are the same every time: Mail carrier, assembly line worker.

Jobs involving organization and arrangement of ideas and objects: Librarian, accountant, graphic designer, statistician.

Jobs requiring minimal human contact, or which involve working with animals rather than humans.

Night shift work.

I go to a social group meeting with others that have Aspergers, and 2 out of the 8 people there are architects and they love it, so I imagine it must be a good fit for people with Aspergers.

I honestly see no limiting factors, if somebody is willing to put their mind to it anything is possible. Even things like customer service or telemarketing can be a viable job, it wont come as naturally as it seems to for others but that doesn't mean it's unachievable if it's what a person truly wants in life.

Box stacking; so logical and easy to predict. I know of a few with AS who love doing such for their job.

It's Tetris!

Something that is tech heavy with low social interaction. I have enjoyed the work enviorenment of the lab. I run experiaments and don't socialize with people the outside on the job.

I still cant fathom how an aspie could be a teacher. A teacher has to manage a class of 20-30 students, thats a lot of people. Unless your teaching very small classes or tutoring. I've had people suggest teaching to me and I was like hell no!

I could see me being a teacher of creative writing or music theory and songwriting...but only to college age students. The younger minds like to challenge too much just for the sake of challenging and it's aggravating.

From what I've heard being a veterinarian is quite spectrum-friendly; it's what I'm studying to be and have wanted to be ever since I was younger. I can't imagine doing anything else for a career and truly enjoying it like I would being a veterinarian. I think that is what's most important in career choice, choose something you are passionate about and won't get tired of doing.

Computer engineering, I am studying this now.
Good income, and I don't need to cope with many people to work effectively.

I would love to work in a train station or a laboratory.

My son (6) told me today that he is going to be a zoo-keeper

Doctor! You need the ability to learn and remember a really big curriculum and to treat really sick and/or dying people without your emotions/empathy getting in the way of your objectivity.