Social anxiety can arise in someone due to past traumas, life experiences, or as a symptom of a mental health condition. Social anxiety is more common than you may think, with 15 million Americans experiencing it right now.
If you’re someone with social anxiety, you may be wondering how you’ll be able to find work. For some people, the stress and fear of social interaction are so intense that a job dealing with the public is out of the question altogether.
If that sounds like you, here are five careers for people with social anxiety that require limited or zero social interaction. Looking for more career advice? Check out BetterHelp’s page on career advice here: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/careers/
1. Delivery Driver
Delivery driving is one of the most popular careers right now due to the number of people working from home and staying home more often. People are ordering food from apps like Doordash and Uber Eats with frequency, and the apps need new drivers to sign up all of the time.
Although you will have to speak to people for this job, the majority of your shift will be spent driving around. You will get the space to sing your songs on the way to your delivery location or restaurant. Many people will request that you leave the food at the door without handing it directly to them, so you won’t even have to speak to them.
2. Remote Freelancer
Remote freelance work is flexible, and the best part is that it’s entirely done from home. You don’t have to leave home or speak to your boss. In fact, you’ll be your own boss!
Some common freelance career paths include:
- Writing
- Data entry
- Freelance customer service
- Graphic design
- Web design
- IT support
- Chat support
- HTML and coding
- Voice acting
- Transcription
No matter what skills you have, you’re sure to find something you’re able to do online. Some popular sites are even to find freelance gigs, like Upwork and Freelancer.
3. Writing Careers
A writing career can be freelance or not. If you have experience in editing, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and the English language, you may be able to find a job in writing or editing.
Some jobs in this field that would suit someone with social anxiety include:
- Remote editing
- Proofreading
- Technical writing
- Ghostwriting
- Creative writing
- Article writing
- Web content writing
It’s good to find a long-term position with a company or client that can offer you regular work, so you don’t have to speak to anyone too often.
4. Data Entry
Data entry and bookkeeping positions are excellent for those who don’t want to communicate with the general public. You will spend most of your time in an office or backroom, doing repetitive office tasks.
Similar jobs to this include filing, typing, transcription, and file organization. If you’re someone who does a great job with office duties but doesn’t want to work as a receptionist, apply to data entry jobs.
5. Chat support
Chat support is the customer service job for those with social anxiety. If you hate speaking with customers on the phone, you’ll likely find it much easier to talk to them over chat.
This job is excellent for those looking for an entry-level customer service job that doesn’t require as much work over the phone. You can also look for email support jobs, as they’re in demand.
A similar career choice is social media support, which you can offer to big brands. You take control of the social media page, and you help large brands respond to comments, messages, and posts.
