here (china) a pretty common job for blind people is masseur

there's this stereotype that "ahh they work only through touch so they are extra good" which is kinda hokey but its good honest work and... yeah touching strangers? not my thing but its not like sighted people dont do it.

it pays well.

I never had a real paying job (I’m 16) but my uncle owns a few sand which shops so I used to help out there just to get a feel for how how to do things. I would work in the back doing whatever small things that no one else wanted to do. Like take the skin of hundreds of shrimp. Or refill the drink cooler. Or roll egg rolls and spring rolls until my hands went numb. Or help put away big shipments of food into the kitchen.

I didn’t mind because repeating steps is good. So maybe you can try to get a job at a small restaurant or we’ll sandwich shop. And be the person in the back doing all the small task. Because trust me all the small task really add up. And it was useful to have a person just for all those task that need to get done and anyone could do but don’t have time. I even handled dishes and cleared tables and swept. I didn’t get paid because I was like 13 and it was my family but I got to make myself unlimited boba drinks so it was worth it.

I’m legally blind btw.

It really comes down to how bad your eyesight is because if it’s pretty bad you might have a difficult time getting the job. I work for a supermarket for 17 years, but needed to retire because of my vision. When I started my vision was not great, but it got worse through the years

Haven’t worked in a grocery store/supermarket but in terms of part-time I did used to work for Zara (the busiest branch in London) and I was partially sighted back then, but never disclosed my disability as I was worried I wouldn’t get the job. I worked as a cashier so mainly I was just on the tills which was fine, but when people return clothes there (which they do a LOT) you’re expected to do a quick ‘run’ and put all the clothes back where they belong on the shop floor. Naturally I wasn’t very good at this and it would take me ages to find where the clothes would go and the head cashier would have a go at me every single time. (I absolutely hated my time there and you sign a part-time contract, but they fully expect you to work full-time)

It depends what your vision is like. I would say I only just about managed back then, but wouldn’t really recommend a fast-paced job where you need to look for things. Another part-time job I worked was for Prada and these types of stores typically are not as busy as fast fashion and I quite enjoyed it, so if you want a part-time job in retail, I’d say go for stores where you know the masses don’t come rolling in all at once.

If you want to work, get in touch with your local agency for the blind. Im assuminig you are American. Each state has at least one agency that can help you train for and get assistive technology for you to work. A vocational rehabilitation program will prepare you to work any job you want.

Working in an online fulfillment center may be difficult, because you need to be able to search for and scan barcodes quickly, navigate areas as fast as you can while pushing freight, as well as comparing or verifying fine print quickly. We've had a couple deaf team members in my warehouse, and they had translators who followed them around and helped them navigate the warehouse safely, but I don't know whether or not fulfillment centers would accommodate someone who is visually impaired. It could be very dangerous, but with a sighted companion to watch out for powered equipment or moving freight it's not impossible to accommodate.


I second the suggestion of Masseur or Masseuse. It does require schooling, but there are massage therapists who only offer services part-time, and it would be a great safety net if you ever needed to rely on it as a full-time job. There's a blind therapist who works full-time at my local Massage Envy and he's awesome.