What’s important to autistic people about their jobs

Following hundreds of responses to “32 remote (work from home) jobs for autistic people and Aspergers, test which one fits you best”, this is what we learned:

Several months ago I released a post which enables autistics and Aspergers to test which remote (mostly online) jobs might be a good fit for them. Let’s take a look at the answers:

To what extent do you prefer repetitive work?

The average was 6.2 (out of 10)

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To what extent do you prefer your instructions to be well defined (less room for improvisation and interpretation)?

The average was 7.9 

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To what extent do you prefer the tasks to be highly divided to small tasks by the employer?

The average was 6.3

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To what extent do you prefer minimum social interactions (with your employer as well as with other people related to the tasks given)?

The average was 7.7

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As we can see, the most important things for most autistic and aspergers about their job is getting clear, not vague instructions, followed by minimizing social interactions. Working remotely from home can definitely minimize social interactions. Clear instructions are inherent to working remotely so this answers the most important things to autistic people about their job. The more I look at these answers, as well as read posts that are trying to answer the question ‘what are the best jobs for autistic people’ (we had a few here: example 1, example 2), the more I understand it’s more about the environment and less about the role.

If you think I missed something, feel free to comment.