• People with autism can often excel at routine jobs.pipe line image by Dusan Radivojevic from Fotolia.com
  
  Jobs for people with autism must be chosen with their specific needs in mind. Workers with autism often have difficulty processing immediate tasks that are given to them and have problems with short-term working memory. However, they often have significant long-term memory and can absorb plenty of information over time. It is also difficult for a person with autism to handle multiple tasks at once. These obstacles make finding a job for someone with autism challenging, but there are several jobs out there that may be ideal for someone with autism.
  
  

Information Gathering

• The journalism field can be excellent for people with autism. Reporting often requires individuals to set aside any personal beliefs or opinions and strictly report facts they find. For many people with autism, gathering straight facts and reporting specific findings can come quite naturally.
  
  

Manufacturing

• Repetition and routine is a common need for people with autism. Many people find jobs in manufacturing that require repetitive tasks on an assembly line mundane or tedious, but these tasks are often sought out by people with autism. Performing a specific routine may be done more efficiently by someone who needs the strict regimen rather than someone who easily tires of it.
  
  

Animal Care

• Many people with autism have a hard time finding comfort through interaction with humans, but do not have this issue with animals. The extra care that many people with autism devote toward animals can potentially allow them to make excellent veterinary assistants or farm workers who tend to livestock. These jobs allow for routine and a comforting amount of social interaction.