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A great job for you would be lawyer or law librarian. There are many attorneys who do nothing but research and writing rather than trial work or one-on-one counseling. Law librarians need JD and Master of Information Science or Master of Library Science degrees, but after that, they can basically work alone.
Be careful with using "Antisocial" to describe yourself as a loner.
Antisocial means being self-centered in a way that you have no regard for others or society. You would be fine with hurting people and breaking laws just to have your way.
What you're talking about is being "non-social" or "asocial."
We loners get enough grief without being confused with sociopaths.
Ah, thanks for the clarification, now that I look at it I'd never harm someone despite my loner type of personality. I enjoy a good convo and meeting friendly new people but sometimes I need my space. I trust very few people and I'm thinking about becoming an RN or LVN.
IT, definitely. I've only met a handful with social skills exceeding your average turnip.
Very true, though a lot of entry level IT jobs do involve dealing with people like in help desk. Later on, there is more autonomy in IT positions, but still most workers to some degree do deal with people.
Based on the replies, I don't think the OP is interested in this line of work (IT), so taking assessment tests for his/her own personality will probably provide more answers.
Very true, though a lot of entry level IT jobs do involve dealing with people like in help desk. Later on, there is more autonomy in IT positions, but still most workers to some degree do deal with people.
Based on the replies, I don't think the OP is interested in this line of work (IT), so taking assessment tests for his/her own personality will probably provide more answers.
Maus said it right and it really boils down to the organization and management you work with. Some places will grant you extensive autonomy while others will drill "teamwork" into your psyche until your ears bleed. Its truly a hit or miss and you, the employee, have little to no control over that. But you have to work your way up the ranks before you get the level of autonomy. Entry level IT you are going to have to work with a lot of people that can be rude, demanding, bossy, condescending, difficult, angry, and downright frustrating. There are good ones too but know ahead of time what you are getting yourself into. Also get familiar with the fact that even while you are at your computer working hard on a project, you may get constantly interrupted to do this or that and sometimes the requests are for tasks that range from outrageously simple and stupid to so complex and difficult that it will devour your soul. Not going into IT any further so just providing a bird's eye view.
I don't understand why you would consider nursing a career. This is very heavy people presence career.
You'd be dealing with lots of people supervising you, doctors who may get angry with you for something you did or did not do, often patients who may not be the most pleasant people, people who may die on you, families that can be upset and may take it out on you.
Many nurses work crazy hours, often extended 12 hour shifts. In addition to the actual physical work, there is tons of paper work to do. In other words, it's a stressful, high pressure job.
Here are a few suggestions I don't think people have given yet:
gravedigger
mortician (you can usually hire people to front the 'dealing with live folks' part of it)
denturist
I was going to recommend mortician or dental lab tech but since the OP is already in college, choosing either one of these would likely require an about-face in schooling.
If the OP has the ability to switch gears into a different program or school then it might work.
Insurance underwriter?
Editor?
Someone mentioned Speech-Language Pathology or School Psychology. I have talked to some school psychologists that don't deal too much with other people. They have to assess children, and have to be present for special education meetings but they do a lot of paperwork the rest of the time... and it pays pretty decently.
As others have mentioned, library science might be worth a look, it depends on what area of it you would work in though. Being a librarian at a public library is non-stop contact with the public but working in a different capacity it might be great. I am considering it myself.
Technical writer--This tends to be more of a solitary job
Auditor--We used to have auditors come in at a company I used to work for and all they did was sit there all day in front a computer number crunching. I don't how they did it because it seemed like one of the most boring jobs in the world, but whatever.
Truck driver--It's just you, your truck and the open road.
Landscaper, Accountant
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