Good paying Career suited for a Quiet, Shy Introvert (employees, average, employer)
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If you are methodical, something like technical service librarian (catalog the books and similar) would be good. Or archivist, though in that case you have to not mind tossing around heavy boxes of papers. "Records manager" might be pushing it and involve a lot of meetings with people as you revamp and/or catalog their systems, but it depends upon the job. The problem with some of the jobs suggested is that the profession tends to introversion, but the workers are dumped into open office spaces which, well, aren't. You'd likely have to be head of an accounting department before you were entitled to an office, which is a lot of work and years. I've also recently seen complaints on articles about introversion/open offices from the likes of writers and computer coders, who were all required to (pretend to) do their work in open offices.
How about a Quality Assurance analyst, performing software testing? We usually turn a system over to them along with test plans and then LEAVE THEM ALONE until they either find a bug or certify our work. You have to be very systematic and methodical and the better you write your reports, the less interaction you need with too many others.
There are a LOT of places that hire for these positions, and--let's be honest--there are a lot of people who do not strive to do this work. In a lot of places, testing is usually relegated to the junior members of the team as a way of introducing them to the "product" (i.e. system) you are producing and as a way of them learning, creating, and documenting procedures.
Best of all, you don't need to be a programmer or be very technical. In fact, they often like to put people in those positions who are NOT technical, just good method followers and creators. If you're TOO technical, you will work through problems that the ordinary system user might not know how to do.
Another area to explore is PCI Compliance auditing. They also are in high demand and a lot of employers are still very much willing to spend the $$$$ to train you and build you up into the position, as that is much easier and cheaper to do in-house.
Lol. IT probably isn't boring.
A career field with alot of interaction with people would be very difficult for me.
Maybe some therapy would help. Eventually you have to deal with people. It's how society functions. Unless you're independently wealthy and can be Howard Hughes, get some professional help.
I was an account examiner before I went to college and into a health field. College challenges you, and you grow from it. It forces you to step out of your comfort zone one little step at a time.
I initially wanted to become a nurse, but I went into dental hygiene as I was shy and thought I would only have one on one interaction in dental hygiene. After 10 years as a hygienist, I went back and got my nursing degree as well...and later on...went for a master's in education and taught in both fields.
You will be surprised how much college will help you overcome your shyness.
As a system admin, I literally only interact with my team. I don't fix PCs, I don't answer phone calls (unless I'm on call and its an outage), and most of my meetings are attended remotely.
Additionally, I work remotely to the rest of my team, so I can work from home or in my office in a very nice, quiet, and peaceful setting. When I feel like being social, I leave my cube and go chat with people... However, being social is on my own terms.
Pay is fantastic, benefits are out of this world (401k, pension, free insurance), and for work-life balance... I take Mondays off all summer utilizing flex time, I can work out during business hours, I can work from home, and I start off with 4 weeks vacation. The downfall is that when work needs to be done afterhours, you'd better cancel your plans.
Could be a good fit if you're technical at all. You'd probably want a four-year degree, but no need for more than that. With 5 years experience, you'd probably be hitting 130-160K in highest CoL areas (NYC/SF) and 65-80K in lowest CoL areas (upstate NY, midwest).
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