We identified these disability-friendly jobs from what real workers are telling us in our street interviews and by taking into account the accommodations needed for those with physical, developmental, mental, and sensory disabilities.
November 13, 2025
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Daniella Flores
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28% of Americans have a disability, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not all disabilities are visible and not all people are public about theirs either. People can have developmental disabilities, mental disabilities, and even physical disabilities that aren’t obvious, but that doesn’t make getting a job any easier.
As a disabled person, it can feel almost impossible to find a high-paying job that accommodates you and pays you well enough to support your cost of living. But I assure you, there is a job out there that meets your needs!
Thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disabled people are guaranteed an equal opportunity and are protected in the workplace from discrimination, and now companies are encouraging them to apply.
There is this cool thing called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which is a financial incentive the government offers companies for hiring people with disabilities and other targeted groups. Many of these companies will use this to create special hiring programs to create more accessibility for these applicants, like Microsoft’s disability and neurodiversity hiring programs. These have been a huge help in addition to other job placement programs for helping disabled people find reliable jobs with good benefits and support.
In this article, we’ll cover the best jobs for people with disabilities in 2025 that pay over $50,000 (median salary), including the top jobs these companies are hiring for. The highest salaries recorded in our Salary Database are $280,000 for a hybrid marketing manager and $280,000 for a remote tech sales job!
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We identified these disability-friendly jobs from what real workers are telling us in our street interviews and by taking into account the different accommodations needed for those with physical, developmental, mental, and sensory disabilities. Each job below indicates why it fits people with disabilities and are sorted by the highest-paying jobs first.
All referenced salary and job data is sourced from the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and our Salary Database that includes over 13,000 publicly shared salaries from our community.
To find more jobs that suit your disability, search our Salary Database and Transparent Job Board. Don’t forget to join and add your salary!
Median salary: $159,660
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $280,000 in a hybrid role with a Bachelor’s degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 6%
Marketing jobs are great for people with disabilities because they are creative, can be done remotely, and many of the tasks are asynchronous. Because of the unique lived experience you have as a disabled person, you might be able to see patterns in market data that others don’t and craft stories and strategy that really excels marketing campaigns because of it. You could even choose to work for a brand where your marketing campaigns speak directly to other disabled people.
This is also one of the highest-paying creative jobs with increasing demand. We interviewed a marketing director in New York City who is disabled and makes $90,000 a year! She specifically credits her video skills for her career success. Video is a huge in-demand skill for marketing jobs. That makes sense as video content rules the internet and our attention.
There are also plenty of sub areas to explore in marketing, including social media management, email marketing, graphic design, and community management.
Required education: There is no strict degree path required for marketers, but jobs may list an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in marketing or communications as a requirement. The marketing director we interviewed credits the technical school she went to for half days in her junior and senior year of high school for a certification in film and video. She was able to complete college in 3 years with majors in journalism, playwriting, and screenwriting.
Learn the skills for this job: Introduction to Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania
Median salary: $81,680
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $225,000 in a hybrid role with a Bachelor’s degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 5%
Accountants are my favorite money nerds. They do my taxes so I don’t have to and help me keep more of the money I make by maximizing my deductions. They’re using math for good!
Who wouldn’t love this kind of job? You can work remotely, independently, and the work is pretty predictable. This makes it perfect for those physical and mobility disabilities, chronic pain, ADHD, autism, hearing, and speech disabilities. There isn’t a need to meet in-person with clients since most of your work is digital and it also pays well.
We interviewed an accountant in Boston, Massachusetts that makes $77,000 a year and even though we don’t know if this person is disabled or not, this is still a great real-world salary example! We don’t know if the people we interview are disabled unless they voluntarily tell us.
Required education: An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in accounting are listed as common requirements.
Learn the skills for this job: Introduction to Finance and Accounting from the University of Pennsylvania
Median salary: $75,260
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $115,000 in a remote role with a graduate degree
Job growth (2024-2034): The BLS cites only a 1% increase. However, the current job market shows that the need for editors is rising because of the increase of AI content that companies want to be rewritten and edited by a human.
A content manager or editor is who polishes up content before being published live on a platform. It’s a great role for those with disabilities because it doesn’t require any physical labor, can be done independently and remotely, and has specific needs in its work that disabled people can fill.
What do I mean by that? Web content and mobile applications are required to be ADA compliant (this course has some great information on the subject). What better way to do that than hiring people with disabilities to help them fulfill that requirement? Nobody knows a disabled-reader intent better than another disabled person.
For example, every image on a website has something called “alt text” that must include the description of the image. The purpose of the image’s alt text is to make the content more accessible for those using screen readers and other assistive tech to know what’s happening on the screen.
Required education: There is no strict degree requirement for all editors, but an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or journalism is recommended. However, I’m a content manager (with ADHD) and I don’t have a degree in those areas. I have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science but gained experience through writing for my own website and blog as a side hustle when I was a software engineer. Now, I work as both a remote content manager and technical writer with a mixed bag of experience.
Learn the skills for this job: Content Development and Management from Microsoft
Median salary: $70,570
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $250,000 at Apple with a graduate degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 3%
There’s no shortage of video content online and everyone wants more of it with every scroll on Reels, TikTok, and YouTube. Video editors are the conductors of that content. But you can thank video editors for that. They decide how to cut a certain clip and present its content to you so you keep watching, which is why so many businesses and creators are hiring them.
As another job that is often done remotely, this is a great job for people with disabilities. It’s also project-based and flexible so if you need to take frequent breaks or have conditions with unpredictable symptoms, you can adjust your schedule and workday to your health.
You could argue that it’s a field that AI could replace. But could it really? I don’t think so. Video editing falls under the marketing umbrella that we hit on before. Marketing takes emotion and editing a video a certain way takes some intuitive idea of how others will consume that content. AI doesn’t really get that BUT it’s a great tool to help, especially for disabled folks.
Required education: An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in film and digital media are common requirements, but many use online courses, certifications, and portfolios with personal or freelance work to help land the job.
Learn the skills for this job: The Art of Visual Storytelling from the University of Colorado Boulder
Median salary: $64,320
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $101,000 at Fulton County with a graduate degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 2%
Libraries are one of the last true public spaces that are free and open to everyone, and librarians are the people who organize and help people find information there. We interviewed a librarian in Corvallis, Oregon who makes up to $80,000 a year and she says she loves the job! She says there is a lot of variety and when working on their reference desk, she gets asked a lot of different questions and then she gets to recommend books to people.
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This job is great for people with disabilities, especially those with physical and mental disabilities, autism, processing disabilities, and sensory sensitivities, because of its strong accommodations and accessibility norms. The tasks can be adapted to fit you, it has low physical demands, and many part-time and flexible roles exist.
Required education: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in library or information science is required.
Learn the skills for this job: Academic Information Seeking from the University of Copenhagen
Median salary: $61,550
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $118,000 with a Bachelor’s degree
Job growth (2024-2034): -3%
Technical support roles are high-paying tech jobs that are perfect for those with disabilities, especially remote roles. Some in-person roles may have more physical demands, especially if you have to support hardware instead of software.
Remote technical support specifically suits disabilities like Autism, ADHD, processing and physical disabilities. In this role, the workflow is structured and starts with following set scripts, diagnosing technical issues, documenting the issues, and then escalating them to the appropriate team. It’s also flexible with written options for tasks like chat and email support, which also makes it great for those with hearing or speech disabilities.
Required education: An Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in information technology is recommended, but many companies will accept certifications, skills, and experience in place of a degree. Since this is considered a technical trade job, there may also be some programs available at technical schools near you. Online courses are also a great place to start!
Learn the skills for this job: Technical Support Fundamentals from Google
Median salary: $61,330
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $115,000 at the Department of Veteran Affairs with a graduate degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 6%
Disability advocates do exactly what their title implies. They advocate for the disabled through roles like disability claims advocate and disability benefits advocate where they help the disabled navigate complex systems. These roles are great for people with disabilities who know these systems like the back of their hand and are willing to help others like them.
Other alternative job titles in this area include social worker, independent living advocate, peer support advocate, ADA compliance specialist, case manager, and disability program coordinator.
Required education: An Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in social work are listed as common requirements.
Learn the skills for this job: Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change from the University of Michigan
Median salary: $60,370
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $280,000 for remote tech sales at a healthcare software company with a Bachelor’s degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 4%
Remote sales is a great area for disabled people to find jobs in. You can work as a sales representative who does the selling or a sales support position in which you help companies use the product that’s been sold to them. There is a lot of variety in this field and because of its digital nature, you have the ability to work from a controlled environment.
A few specific areas to look into are insurance sales, ad sales, medical sales, and tech and software sales. We interviewed someone who works in ad sales who makes $300,000 a year and someone in software sales who makes $250,000 a year! We also interviewed several other sales professionals in the compilation video below.
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Required education: There is no strict degree requirement.
Learn the skills for this job: Sales Training: Building Your Sales Career from HubSpot Academy.
Median salary: $50,730
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $91,000 in a hybrid role in construction with no college degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 3%
Dispatchers work in a variety of areas answering calls to schedule workers on certain routes, such as a 911 dispatcher that takes 911 calls and dispatches the ambulance and EMTs to the caller’s location. We interviewed a dispatcher based in Bedford, Texas in the video below (along with an EMT) who makes $60,000 a year and is fresh into her career after 7 months of working as a dispatcher!
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Another example is a roadside assistance dispatcher that works with insurance and tow truck companies to dispatch someone to your location for emergency roadside services.
This job doesn’t require any physical labor, making it great for people with physical disabilities, and can also be done remotely, depending on the employer. Government jobs like a 911 or fire dispatcher may have less remote options.
Required education: High school diploma or GED. The dispatcher we interviewed has an educational background in criminal justice.
Learn the skills for this job: Introduction to Crisis Management and Crisis Communication from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Median salary: $50,250
Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $54,000 in a remote role at Galileo Health with an Associate’s degree
Job growth (2024-2034): 7%
Medical settings are inherently more inclusive and accommodating to people with disabilities, and a medical record specialist is a great example of that. It isn’t a weight bearing or physically demanding position and most of the work is organizational and computer-based. Although it does require a level of accuracy, it is generally a low-stress job.
You’ll spend your days organizing medical records, entering patient information, and verifying requests for medical records to help people ensure their insurance company actually covers them. As someone who probably often runs into issues with insurance yourself, it could feel very fulfilling helping others in a similar position.
It isn’t necessarily the highest-paying healthcare job out there but it does provide a clear career path with stable employment. You could potentially work up to other positions and areas, such as health information manager or compliance officer, where you can help your employer make sure it’s compliant with ADA laws.
Required education: A high school diploma, certificate, or Associate’s degree in health information management or related field are listed as common requirements.
Learn the skills for this job: Healthcare Career Guide
These are companies that have good healthcare coverage and benefits that support you, including those with active hiring efforts or programs for people with disabilities to feel supported in their work environment.
| Company | Industry | Why It’s Good for People With Disabilities |
| Gusto | HR Software | Has an Awareness of Visible and Invisible Disabilities group that hosts events and supports employees. |
| UnitedHealth Group | Health insurance | Disability inclusion internship program, strong healthcare benefits, and remote roles available. |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Health insurance | Strong healthcare coverage, short- and long-term disability options, and offers several remote roles. |
| CVS Health | Health & wellness | Remote work options, disability initiatives, and resource groups offering coaching and networking for disabled employees. |
| Marriott | Hospitality | Multiple disability support initiatives, disability-focused employee resource groups, Bridges program for students, and partners with DFN Project SEARCH for intern placements. |
| SoFi | Finance | Publicly supports disability inclusion, celebrates National Disability Awareness Month, and has a disability-friendly culture. |
| Microsoft | Technology | Inclusive hiring programs (including neurodiversity program), excellent healthcare coverage and accommodations, and disability resource groups for employees. |
| World Wide Technology | Technology | Disability inclusion initiative and offers remote job opportunities. |
| Infosys | Technology | Remote work options, multiple disability initiatives (skill development programs, resource groups), and is a certified Disability Confident Recruiter in Australia. |
| Spectrum Enterprises | Custom apparel | Inclusive employment opportunities for people with autism and proceeds from Spectrum Designs and Spectrum Suds go towards that ongoing expansion and retaining inclusive teams. |
For more companies that hire people with disabilities, check out this list from BuiltIn.
Yes! You can work while receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
There is a “trial to work” period where you can work for the first 9 months and still receive your full Disability payment. There is no limit to how much you can earn in those first 9 months. After that, there is a 3-year “extended period of eligibility” (EPE) but there is a cap on how much you can make.
As of 2025, non-blind people can’t make more than $1,620 a month, and for blind people, they are capped at $2,700 a month. The earnings limit may increase with certain conditions. Read more about how this works on the Social Security Administration website.
First off, we have to recognize how truly life changing remote and work from home jobs are for disabled people. We especially love Flexjobs for finding these remote jobs. Every job posted is personally screened so they can keep the site scam-free!
Then head over to our Transparent Job Board to find jobs with salary ranges listed for every role. We also have a remote filter.
We also recommend checking out these job search tools:
Teal is another great tool to use during your job search. We recommend it for their resume builder, cover letter templates, job tracker, and tech job board!
Lead with your required accommodations first when looking at different jobs. For example, some jobs won’t permit service dogs. Be sure to include your furry friend in your job search, as well as any other needs you have!
Alright, there are just a few things I have to get off my chest before I let you go. Searching for a job is stressful (to say the least), but it can be easier if you find a group of other disabled folks either online or in person that are also looking for jobs. You can share your experiences and tips with each other and remind yourself that you aren’t alone. Sometimes just a little emotional support can go a long way.
You can find these communities through any of the job tools above or looking on LinkedIn and searching for terms like “disabled [insert job title here]” to look for other professionals like you to connect with. Don’t be afraid to send that connection request either! Just tell them a little about who you are and why you’re interested in connecting with them.
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That’s a wrap for this week! I’m Daniella Flores, a former software engineer who writes about tech, money, and careers, a current member of the CNET Money Expert Review Board, and career researcher that’s appeared in TIME, CNBC, and Investopedia (among many others). I’m extremely passionate about workers' rights and financial freedom, so it’s a pleasure to be able to bring you this type of content through the Salary Transparent Street blog (thank you for the opportunity, Hannah!) If you want to connect, follow me on Linkedin. Chat soon!
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