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The Highest Paying Jobs That Require Minimal Human Interaction

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"Reddit user YellowJellyCube asked: 'What is the highest paying job that requires little to no interaction with other people?'"

Seeing people has become a real issue for many.

And by seeing, I mean like actually, physically seeing other humans.

That is why working from home and limited human contact altogether has become so popular.

We were heading that way already but the pandemic has only intensified the need.

So how do we work and make money without dealing with people?

There are ways to do it, lucrative ways even.

We just have to research and see what's out there.


Redditor YellowJellyCube wanted to hear about the jobs we can all do where the pay is good and the solitude is preferred, so they asked:

"What is the highest paying job that requires little to no interaction with other people?"

I write from home.

I avoid people constantly.

It certainly works for me.

Good Company

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"I’m a data analyst, I talk to my dog more than people most weeks."

random-bot-2

"Sounds like you have good company."

PA_Dietitian

Heavy Objects

"Crane operator. Quarter mill a year to sit by yourself all day, with occasional requests to relocate heavy objects at or near the Earth's surface. But mostly, you sit and contemplate the view from up there."

pullin2

"Guy I used to work with was a retired crane operator. He drove a forklift at a manufacturing facility and all his money went to pay for his grandkid's college. Nicest guy on earth, and just loved every day."

"When he signed his name in the Union book to retire he was the most qualified crane operator IN THE WORLD. His last job was installing new HVAC units on the Empire State Building. The dude was making $500+/hr. 12hr days. 7 days per week (when on a site). That’s over $50k per week. He said it was all waiting and about 2-3 hours of work. Read tons of books. Sat alone all day."

Sometimes_Stutters

"Patent Examiner here. I go days without speaking to someone. And then it's usually only a 30min phone call."

AddendumDifferent719

"Hey, as a patent holder, I’ve interacted with you guys via my attorney. It’s a really strange thing to stretch a debate about a couple of words in a claim over a few weeks but I respect what you do."

porcelainvacation

Pipelines

"My friend makes good money testing pressure for oil pipelines in Alberta. Every morning he gets an email with where to go and run the test. He drives 2-6 hrs each way and plugs a machine on his pickup for a couple of hours, then sends the readings and drives home."

jimbosdayoff

Graveyard Shift

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"Graveyard security guard, on the graveyard shift."

Borykua

"They get to talk to lots of people they’re just all dead."

LF_redit

Why work in a graveyard?

At night?

Those are people who don't fear nightmares.

Road Rules

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"Over the road truck driver can pay OK and is good for anti-social folk who want to avoid human contact most of the time."

woolash

"I’ve considered this option many times. Unfortunately, I have a low tolerance for stupid drivers."

Think_Profit4911

It Was Great

"My last job. Data Entry for a private aviation company. I worked in the basement with no windows. Typing. There was no need to talk to anybody. It was the worst, or so I thought at the time."

Squidstir

"I did a job like that. My dad worked for a company that supplied pipes and valves to oil refineries. When they switch a valve out, they had to record it on a paper form. Then someone had to take the papers and input them into Excel or something like that."

"So I used to get hired during my summer break to come in, sit in an empty office and input serial numbers and other info into an Excel spreadsheet. Was so incredibly boring, but I’d just listen to my headphones. It was great. I was also a night janitor at my college, so I’d work in the middle of the night and never had to talk to anyone. Glorious. Now I’m an elementary school teacher and I talk to people for 8 hours a day."

LittleWhiteBoots

3rd Shift

"Aerospace machine operator 3rd shift I see my boss on the last day of the month to discuss what work needs to be done for the following month. I don’t have anyone else that works in my little closed-off department room on my shift. I only see people when I come in as they’re leaving. I started the job 11 years ago at $57/hr I’ve moved up into a more serious department here and now I’m making $98.01/hr and there’s double time for overtime on Sundays."

tatted_gamer_666

From Home

"I used to know a guy who worked for a hedge fund. His job was to review all the accounting laws and make sure the firm was complying with them, as the laws are constantly changing. Pretty sure he made mid-6-figures and didn't have to interact much except for normal office chit-chat. These days you could probably work from home."

PMMeUrHopesNDreams

Back to Woof

"A friend of mine is a full-time dog walker. Been doing it for so long that he has keys to the apartments of people too busy to walk their dogs. Aside from the occasional hello, he mostly talks to dogs and makes close to 80k."

beardcloset

I love dogs.

But dog walking is a lot.

The rest of this list I may try.

Do you have any positions to add to the list? Let us know in the comments below.

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