While I’m not blind, I have several friends who are. Here’s what they do for work:

sales support, so setting up meetings and handling admin stuff for sales team, for a large paper shredding/data management company

clerical/data entry for MA Secretary of Commonwealth (elections and business registration)

IT at Google

marketing at Dunkin’ Brands (runs Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins)

etc.

Some of them arrange to work at home at least some days each week, some don’t. At least two have guide dogs.

If you are in the US and meet the SSA statutory definition of legal blindness (20/200 or worse corrected in your best eye) you should automatically be approved for SSI or if you have the credits from prior employment to qualify. Even if you do not “want to be a burden” on society, accessing one of these programs should help your immediate financial situation and qualify you for assistance from vocational rehab for training and/or assistive technology to help you work. Believe it or not, you can work and receive disability benefits—in fact you can earn $1900 a month if your are statutorially blind and still receive your benefits.

Transcription is a good one, and if you can take medical transcription courses I think that is even more in demand.

Whether you live in the US or not, unless you're thinking of going into something like maybe graphic design, there's not much you can't do as far as employment goes. I mean I've been holding an admittedly not very well paying IT job for the better part of 2 years now. Only thing stopping you is you. Well, that and other people's knowledge or lack thereof with regards what you, as a blind person, actually have the potential to do.

Three questions. What employable skills do you you have? A career as a masseuse is not use if you don't have the skills or background to do the job.

Are you in the process of getting training, or interested in getting training? If you are, that opens up more options, although it does restrict you into the field of study. Learning about computers may give you access to programing jobs, accessibilty testing, or sys admin jobs, but it would probably cut out accounting or carpentry.

How is your travel situation? One big issue often is how to get to work. If you don't live in a big city with efficient public transit, it can be an issue. Or if you don't have enough orientation and mobility skills to get around, that also is a problem. I had a client a few years ago who really wanted a job, but was unable to walk basic routes.

In terms of careers, I've worked with people who worked as cooks and rehabilitation workers, up to CEOs or programmers.

Some of the more interesting jobs I've met people with vision loss have been....

Martial arts instructor (one for Karate, one for Judo, who got to the Paralympics)
First aid trainer
Braille proofreader
TV host
Music producer
Talent recruiter
Cafe owner (he hires people who are blind as well).
Programmers
Rehabilitation specialists (I know ones who do Independently Living Skills and High Tech Assessments.... I've heard of low vision people doing O&M, and even heard there is a totally blind person in the US that does that. I'd love to meet him one day)
Lawyer (one works for the Crown, the other for human rights)
City outreach (she worked with homeless people)
Photographer
Architect
Actor
Musician
Help Desk support

A blind person or someone who is visually impaired can do *nearly* any occupation a fully sighted person can do! (nearly). You just have to get a bit creative. There are even blind photographers!

Can you read braille? That's a good place to start as well as getting set up with a refreshable braille display.

There's nothing wrong with receiving disability benefits to help you out initially, but nothing will give you the satisfaction of having a real job. I know a few extremely wealthy blind people and they didn't get their on disability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKt54lA0yys

There's a great video on getting started!