Anxiety is the most common clinical diagnosis among psychological issues these days. So, if you’re anxious, or just somewhat introverted or reserved, you might prefer to limit the amount of people interaction you have at work. There are many careers where you spend lots of quiet time working alone. Of course, you’ll have co-workers with whom you interact some of the time, but you’ll spend many hours working on your computer. Let’s look at some of the possibilities:
Medical/Dental Lab Technologist
You’ll be in the lab analyzing blood and tissue samples. You’ll have concrete goals that let you concentrate on the sample or person at hand.
Veterinary Tech
If you love animals, this could be a good choice. You’ll be focusing on animals who need your care which may be less stressful for you than a lot of people contact.
Writer/Editor
You may need to meet with some people to research whatever you’re writing, but after that, you’ll be writing and editing quietly at your computer. (And sometimes you do the research online also)
Proofreading is another career where most of your responsibilities are to interact with texts to be sure things are spelled correctly, that grammar is correct and that concepts make sense.
Elementary School Teacher
For some people, standing in front of a group of small children is less intimidating than working with adults. Curiously, standing in front of a group of people whatever their ages, is comfortable for many introverts, probably because they’re not actually interacting with the folks individually. Many professors, trainers and actors are fairly introverted.
Financial/ Business Analyst
These are fairly high paying corporate positions which might work well for you if you have a business degree and a facility with numbers. Depending on the position, you may spend most of your day at your computer analyzing numbers
Accounting is a related field which is very numbers oriented. Of course, if you do taxes for individuals, you’ll have a lot of people contact. But if you work for a corporation — and there are many of these positions — you’ll be using your accounting skills to benefit the company.
(Source: Chicago Tribune)
Not intrigued by any of these? Try Googling “positions with limited people contact.” Better yet, contact us at jlansky@lanskycareerconsultants.com or call Judi Lansky at (312) 285-2000 for personal counseling about choosing a career that suits you.
