Tired of being poor and living paycheck to paycheck. What career path makes good money thats med-low stress, and is good for high functioning autistic individuals?
Capitalism is kicking my disabled ass rn and im sick of living paycheck to paycheck. I want to support my family and my only goal is medium to low stress environments and something that at least makes me 60k - 70k or 6 figures if i can put in the work for a simple liscence or degree. College can be an option but its a struggle honestly.
Im rather high functioning autistic, so i can handle some stress, but im so burnt out all the time at my current job (Starbucks Barista) and im just sick of dealing with such a high stress job for such little pay. And I do not want to climb the ladder because all the management is horrible and rude and negative at my location.
I'm a very cheerful person and i tend to be brutally honest. I dont enjoy working somewhere where i have to lie to get my paycheck (like sales). I'm not great with kids unless its a passive role where im around them but not taking care of them solely. I dont have much experience in excel but im willing to learn, and im good with technology. I'm an artist but i dont really want a job related to art, but a somewhat creative job would be nice. I'm not great at math honestly, but i can do basic math and learn a bit more via schooling if i have to.
I do not want to do nursing/medical, but i've thought about an anaesthesiologist or phlebotomist.
Also a job i dont have to work a full 40 hr work week and make enough to exist. I currently work about 34/36 hrs and its perfect for me.
Things I have considered regardless if they have met the criteria or not: - IT Support (ideal but doesnt pay much) - Forklift driver (sounds sad and boring but if it means money ill do it) - phlebotomist (im not afraid of blood or needles but idk about the stress levels) - anesthesiologist (the ammount of schooling is intimidating) - real estate (it makes good money but i dont want to be a part of the housing problem in the US for my own pollitical reasons) - school librarian (probably not the best pay, or the best job security, but it sounds fulfilling )
Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks so much
Edit: Thanks to everyone who gave me genuinely useful advice ❤️ i appreciate every single one of you. I am going to do a lot of research to narrow down the options.
To the ableist and just genuinely shitty people in the comments, i hope you find happiness and kindness in your life, because everyone deserves love and a chance at happiness. ❤️
Edit2: i get it holy shit lmfao. You have to be pure of heart and mind to be an anesthesiologist. The people who are taking this post so seriously are so hilarious to me and just shows how much autistic people are hated in the world just because autism. I hope you are all able to reach your dreams, because dreams aren't just for the neurotypicals.