28. What types of jobs or careers are suitable for a person with ADHD?

28.1. Suitable jobs for people with ADD/ADHD include:

• Technical jobs involving field installation and repair of high-tech equipment
  
• Sales representatives who are not office-bound
  
• Scientific exploration / research
  
• Computer/financial/engineering consultants
  
• Entrepreneur / businessman
  
• Writer, artist, designer
  
• Work that requires leadership role (lead by example) rather than a managerial role (managing details)
  
• Fire safety, law enforcement and military where there are stimulating activities
  
• Working that involves various special projects
  
• Any work that requires lot of creativity (e.g. in design work, advertising and promotional activities, etc.).
  

28.2. Jobs that provide a variety of activities and autonomy and those requiring creativity are suitable for people with ADHD/ADD.

28.3. Out-door / hands-on / computer-related jobs are also suitable for people with ADD/ADHD

28.4. People with ADD/.ADHD should avoid the following jobs:

• Managerial roles: desk-bound, little autonomy, need to focus on the detailed work of others (sub-ordinates)
  
• Administrative/Secretarial jobs: desk-bound, little autonomy, focus on details of organising and scheduling,
  
• Work that requires focus on details everyday (e.g. accounting, administrative, secretarial)
  
• Desk-bound work that have little direct bearing on real-life activities (dealing with abstract theory).