The Best Jobs for People with Asthma

Let's face it: If you have asthma there are certain jobs you should not do because they expose you to your asthma triggers. The good news is there are many jobs that are free from asthma triggers and ideal for asthmatics. These jobs should allow you to work indoors in a controlled atmosphere.

The following is a random list of 36 jobs that are ideal for asthmatics.

1. Computer programmer

2. Web designer

3. Writer/ journalist/ philosopher (but avoid interviewing at another person's house)

4. Respiratory therapists (you'll learn a ton about your disease)

5. Nurse

6. Physician

7. X-Ray technitian

8. Lab technitian

9. Administration

10. Office work/ secretary/ office clerk

11. Education

12. Banking

13. Accounting

14. Book keeping

15. Auditing

16. Politician

17. Pilot/ airplane attendants

18. Cashier

19. Water/waitress (if smoke-free environment)

20. Bartender (if smoke-free environment)

21. Researcher/ Statistician (although be leery of sifting through old books)

22. Retail store attendants/ clerks/ management

23. Taxi/ bus driver (just don't allow smoking)

24. Law

25. Social work/ psychiatry

26. Legal assistant

27. Sales person (if at a central location where people come to you or you can make calls)

28. Economist

29. Marketing

30. Business

31. Public Relations

32. Consulting

33. Editor

34. Probation officer

35. Computer/ electronics repair

36. Manager

As you can see, there are jobs available for just about any level of education, with a wide array of pay scales to shoot for.

Meet Our Writer

John Bottrell

John Bottrell is a registered Respiratory Therapist. He wrote for HealthCentral as a health professional for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

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