I recommend picking your top 3 ideas and then searching for groups of blind people in that career, or at least find another one. If you are a pioneer, then I recommend building a strong blindness support system. we work better together than alone.

There are blind people in almost every industry. Do what you want to do; all of the careers you mentioned (maybe with the exception of swordfighting, but perhaps that's motivation to disprove me) seem like things a blind person could do quite easily.

I have RP too, legally blind since 19.

I can tell you that this sub won't help at all, everyone here will always tell you to do what you already like and make a career, even if it is not possible. Everyone please stop with these kind of suggestions, they are useless.

Usually the best (or only) jobs for us are those that require documents, writing, problem solving or only physical. For example lawyer, copywriting, programming, sales, tech support via phone, social service, psychology, massage therapist, physical therapist, cooking, packaging, etc.

As for your current interests I might suggest a pet grooming service where you can give baths and trim paw nails, maybe use a hair trimmer for the dogs and learn how to use it.

You could also start an extreme sports equipment store and get knowledgeable of the equipment even if you don't do the sport anymore.

For the sword stuff I might think of a sharpening and straightening of swords and knifes, this one might need more time to do it safely but I belive you can make it work. Also on the side you might be able to sell blades too!

About the heaby metal, music is very hard to make money of, even for sighted people so I would do that only as a hobby.

Please let me know if you would like to talk about any idea, I currently work as a developer but I have a background in mechatronics engineering.

I can't tell you what you should do but I will tell you about what I do.

I'm a musician, sorry it's a cliche but it's true. Most of the hard part is just getting to places, and beyond that it's pretty much just a job. The amount of actual rocking out involved is pretty limited most of the time! That's a niche option too but honestly anything worthwhile is. You have to accept that you may not get a lot of choice and be willing to go with the opportunities that come your way, but that's nothing to do with sight loss, that's just life.

As to physical stuff, I have occasionally gone canyoning, which is where you go scrambling down waterfalls and rapids and stuff and end the day winded and bleeding, so you can do that, and I go climbing on an indoor wall whenever my climbing buddy is in town. I hit the gym at least twice, three times most weeks. A lot of blind people, I know, are not in great shape and that is something I try very hard to avoid. Being out of shape is a really easy way to make hard stuff even harder, and occasionally getting properly physically exhausted is good for the soul.

Sword fighting not so much.

I have a somewhat similar scenario. I was diagnosed with RP at 7 years old been legally blind since I was 12. I dropped out of school at 15 to travel and see a little bit more of the world before it was too late. Now I am 29 and have a newborn daughter. I've been on social security since I was 18 but it is really hard to raise a kid on 700 dollars a month. Darkness is imminent Life is starting to look really scary. Any suggestions on where and how to find a job would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Extreme sports, unless you’re a mechanic or tech seem like not so stable, same with sword fighting. However, what about fight choreographer? Why not animal educator, or biologist? What do you see yourself being most passionate about?

What about a reptile breeder. Make your own business.
Ask the vocational rehab to provide a business developer vender, who can guide you through the process.