Don't like meetings? Here are the top 10 jobs for introverts.

Don't like meetings? Here are the top 10 jobs for introverts.

Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY

Mon, December 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM UTC

4 min read

You lack an expansive personality. You never pipe up in meetings. You would make an absolutely terrible salesperson. You abhor public speaking.

We have 10 jobs for you.

Resume Genius, the jobseeker website, has crafted a list of 10 High-Paying Jobs for Introverts.

“None of these jobs are truly solitary, but they are all jobs that focus on being independent,” said Eva Chan, a career expert at Resume Genius. “They do require a bit of collaboration, but the work is pretty structured.”

The best jobs for introverts, Chan said, tend to have high stakes and big responsibilities, but relatively low demands on social skills and performative prowess in meetings.

“You’re not being evaluated on how sociable you are,” she said. “You’re being evaluated on what you deliver, essentially.”

The jobs listed below pay competitive salaries and prove that “high pay doesn’t require having a big personality,” Chan said.

Remote work is an obvious choice for introverts, and many of the jobs listed here can be performed remotely. Remember, though, that remote work opportunities come and go, and even remote workers have to do the occasional meeting.

Here, then, are 10 high-paying jobs for introverts.

Software developer

This post pays a median annual salary of $131,450, according to Labor Department data for 2024. The top 10% of earners make $211,450 a year. There are nearly 2 million positions nationwide, and job growth is healthy.

“Their days involve writing and testing new code, patiently hunting down and fixing elusive bugs, and working with designers or engineers to ensure the final product works as intended,” Resume Genius reports.

The job is good for introverts because it requires long stretches of independent work.

Actuary

These workers leverage math and statistics to assess risk, such as gauging the probability of an accident for an insurance policy.

Median annual salary is $125,770, and top earners reap $206,430. Job growth is healthy.

It’s a good job for introverts because “most of your time is spent working alone with complex data and numbers,” Resume Genius reports.

Data scientist

These workers analyze and manipulate data to generate insights for companies, such as uncovering trends, generally to improve a product or elevate performance.

Median annual salary is $112,590, and the top 10% of earners get $194,410. There are 245,900 data scientists nationwide, and job growth is strong.

As a data scientist, “you’ll get plenty of quiet time to focus on coding and solving problems,” Resume Genius reports.

Escalator installation and repair is a good job for introverts.

Elevator/escalator installer and repairer

This job pays a median salary of $106,580, and top earners get $149,250. And you only need a high school diploma.

Most of the work is “done alone in quiet spaces,” Resume Genius reports: perfect for introverts.

Financial analyst

Financial analysts “inform investment strategy and make investment decisions” for an employer or business clients, according to the CFA Institute.

Median salary is $101,910, and top earners get $180,550. There are 429,000 positions nationwide.

You’ll get a lot of quiet time. Making presentations to leaders “is part of the job,” Resume Genius reports, but coming up with good ideas “is more important than being a smooth talker.”

UX designer

A user experience designer works on websites and apps to make sure they’re fun and easy to use.

Median salary is $95,380, and top earners get $192,180.

The work mixes lots of independent toil with “short, planned team meetings,” Resume Genius reports, a good habitat for introverts.

Don't like giving speeches and leading meetings? Power line repair might be a good job for you.

Power line installer and repairer

Here’s another job you can get with a high school diploma. Median salary is $92,560, and top earners get $126,610.

There’s little office drama in this gig, which places you alone atop electrical poles, servicing the grid.

Operations research analyst

Workers in this vaguely worded field function as high-end problem solvers. They calculate how to schedule workers most efficiently, for example, or how best to route a fleet of delivery trucks.

Median salary is $91,290, and top earners pull down $159,280. There are 112,100 positions nationwide, and job growth is healthy.

Why is this job great for introverts? “It’s all about quiet, high-level problem solving,” Resume Genius reports.

Industrial designer

These are the workers who design the products we use every day. Median salary is $79,450, and the top 10% of earners make $134,840.

It’s a great gig for introverts because of the emphasis on independent work.

Market research analyst

These workers figure out why consumers buy what they do. Median salary is $76,950, and top earners get $144,610. There are 941,700 positions nationwide.

It’s a good job for introverts because the focus is on delivering well-crafted written reports. You don’t need to prove yourself in meetings.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Here are the 10 best jobs for introverts

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