Jobs with limited social contact--Suggestions on how to find one

In My Humble Opinion
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I used to be an oil rig crane operator. At least 6 and sometimes 12 hours of complete isolation, waaay up high with the only contact being occasional radio requests. Many of the lifts were actually just hand signals (riggers/roughnecks didn’t have radios). I could easily go half a day without uttering a single word.

I usually climbed down mid-day to grab a sandwich from the cafeteria, but some days just took a cooler and a book and stayed up there for my entire 12 hour shift.

Finding one is the problem I guess. You have a spend a few “years before the mast”, so to speak and that time is often on a deck crew working as a rigger. Lots of contact there, and waiting for an opening to climb into the cab. But it’s great once you get there, and the pay is amazing.

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Many legal assistants and paralegals have limited interaction with the public. Obviously there would be a lot more interaction with the attorney(s) you work for, but in the right job your interactions might be limited to: “work on the Smith, Jones and Rodriguez cases today.”

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You think? In my experience, the AA is the face of the office, physically, audibly (phone) and digitally (email).

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I should have made clear that by one-person, I meant a sole proprietor. They generally have few clients and the AA’s duties are mostly paperwork. When my daughter worked for a one-person real estate office, she could go for days speaking to no one but the owner.

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Medical coders generally earn a higher income than medical transcriptions. This article explains the difference and education requirements.

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One of my best friends is our church secretary (a mid-sized United Methodist church). She has, from what I see, quite a lot of social interaction in her job. It’s not constant, but she’s in meetings with church leadership several times a week, regularly has church volunteers in her office (stuffing envelopes, putting together church bulletins, etc.), and is the “face” of the church when people call or walk in.

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I dunno–I’m not formally trained as a Coder nor transcriptionist.
Any thing else, that’s related?
Something in Insurance?

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The company I do contract work for is hiring a food writer.

News writers: News writers can set their schedule for whatever they prefer, including daytimes, nights or weekends, and are paid $21/hr. We ask for a minimum of 10 hours per week. Typical assignments are around 300-900 words.

Feature writers: Feature writers can work any time with no schedule restraints and are paid 8 cents per word. The number of assignments a writer can complete is unlimited. Typical assignments are around 3000 words.

Here’s a look at the food brands in our network:

Mashed is the ultimate destination for food lovers. Whether you’re learning how to cook or ready to take your kitchen skills to the next level, Mashed has all the tips and tricks you’ll ever need to be a chef… Or at least enough hacks to help you fake it in the kitchen.

Whether you’re dining in or dining out, Daily Meal is the go-to source for recipes, entertaining ideas, and all the hottest food news. We’re serving up easy weeknight dinner recipes, party menus, and kitchen tips from experts you trust, along with all the details you need to stock your pantry with products you’ll love. And when you need a night away from the kitchen, we’ve got the scoop on the restaurant scene.

Tasting Table is a one-stop shop for all food and drink enthusiasts. We bring you practical cooking tips and dining advice, must-try recipes you can trust, and all the top news from the food world.

You will (obviously) have to have a good command of writing, and have at least three articles published online or possibly within an academic/professional context. If you (or anyone else here) is interested, PM me.

Edited to add: You (probably) don’t have to be a “foodie” to qualify for this job. You’ll be given assignments and have to research them. Just like in high school, when you had to write 1500-word term papers. Only about food.

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One of my doctors has a remote medical scribe on an IPad documenting my encounter.

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Hey mate, I’ve come across to this article which has a number of jobs that you can do with Liberal Arts Degree. With your range of skills I have picked these jobs that might suit you:

  • Marketing specialist
  • Research analyst
  • Statistician
  • Technical writer
  • Advertising representative
  • Project manager

These can all be done remote, which is your ultimate goal. Of course if none of these are favorable for you, there’s always the option to start working smth on your own, like starting your own e-commerce business, it might turn into a good fit for you.

Also when someone says remote work, I’m thinking of freelancing. Make an account on Upwork or Fiverr and start applying for jobs/gigs that match your skills. It would take some time before you get things going, but it’s always like that. Cheers mate!

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Interesting.

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A guy on my bowling team is some sort of property auditor/surveyor for commercial buildings. Works for a 3rd party for insurance companies. Emails/phones the property owner, schedules an appointment, drives there and verifies the condition, square footage, construction materials, etc… Even has a drone to view the roof.

If he doesn’t need to view the inside he just goes to the property when it fits his schedule. Other than saying “hi” to the front desk person(if there is one) and showing his ID he doesn’t talk to anyone.

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I would think that sort of thing would require some specialized knowledge, to recognize construction materials, for example.

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I work in advertising, and I’ll just note that “marketing specialist” and “advertising representative” are extremely broad terms/job areas, but are very unlikely to be fields which provide the “limited social contacts” that the OP desires. People who work in marketing and advertising are likely to be interacting (either face-to-face, or virtually) with clients and teammates on a more-or-less continual basis.

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Likewise for project manager. You have to wrangle the developers who don’t have good social skills, like me.

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Most jobs are on a spectrum of working with people or machines/technology. if you want to work with people less, you’ll have to be proficient with some technology, whatever it is.