Jobs for People Who Hate Routine

1. 1Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

   $79,350 · Graduate degree

2. 2Directors, Religious Activities and Education

   $52,100 · Bachelor's degree

3. 3Urban and Regional Planners

   $89,320 · Graduate degree

4. 4Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

   $85,020 · Graduate degree

5. 5Chief Sustainability Officers

   $213,990 (broader group) · Graduate degree

6. 6Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

   $100,580 · Graduate degree

7. 7Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

   $96,870 · Graduate degree

8. 8Materials Scientists

   $117,790 · Bachelor's degree

9. 9Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

   $80,340 · Graduate degree

10. 10Transportation Planners

    $101,110 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree

11. 11Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

    $98,070 · Graduate degree

12. 12Environmental Restoration Planners

    $82,220 (broader group) · Graduate degree

13. 13Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

    $38,140 · Training or associate

14. 14Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

    $100,330 (broader group) · Graduate degree

15. 15Fuel Cell Engineers

    $104,110 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree

16. 16Mathematicians

    $126,710 · Graduate degree

17. 17Operations Research Analysts

    $88,940 · Graduate degree

18. 18Tutors

    $43,350 · Training or associate

19. 19Water Resource Specialists

    $167,220 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree

20. 20Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

    $77,570 · Graduate degree

21. 21Law Teachers, Postsecondary

    $128,500 · Graduate degree

22. 22Climate Change Policy Analysts

    $82,220 (broader group) · Graduate degree

23. 23Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

    $123,920 · Graduate degree

24. 24Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

    $107,310 · Graduate degree

25. 25Environmental Economists

    $124,720 (broader group) · Graduate degree

26. 26Sales Managers

    $148,270 · Bachelor's degree

27. 27Political Scientists

    $142,080 · Graduate degree

28. 28Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

    $101,420 · Graduate degree

29. 29Marriage and Family Therapists

    $66,940 · Graduate degree

30. 30Art Therapists

    $77,930 (broader group) · Graduate degree

31. 31Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

    $75,530 · Graduate degree

32. 32Sociologists

    $106,030 · Graduate degree

33. 33Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

    $78,580 · Graduate degree

34. 34Computer and Information Research Scientists

    $140,300 · Graduate degree

35. 35Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

    $109,270 · Graduate degree

36. 36Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

    $105,870 · Graduate degree

37. 37School Psychologists

    $95,990 · Graduate degree

38. 38Economists

    $124,720 · Graduate degree

39. 39Labor Relations Specialists

    $95,420 · Bachelor's degree

40. 40Park Naturalists

    $73,010 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree

41. 41Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

    $72,040 · Bachelor's degree

42. 42Healthcare Social Workers

    $67,880 · Graduate degree

43. 43Sustainability Specialists

    $83,050 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree

44. 44Wind Energy Development Managers

    $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree

45. 45Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

    $84,620 · Graduate degree

46. 46Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

    $100,310 · Graduate degree

47. 47Real Estate Brokers

    $73,220 · Bachelor's degree

48. 48Astronomers

    $128,820 · Graduate degree

49. 49Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

    $97,590 · Graduate degree

50. 50Landscape Architects

    $79,870 · Bachelor's degree

How this list is made: Ranked by the least repetition of the same tasks compared with all U.S. careers (O*NET 31.0 Work Context). Only careers at O*NET Job Zone 3 or higher. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025 national median.

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