What you will learn on this page:
What are your strengths?
Dyslexia is a learning difference that makes reading, writing, and spelling harder. It happens because the brain processes words and sounds in a different way. It is estimated that 1 in 10 people have some degree of dyslexia.
People with dyslexia are just as smart as anyone else—they might find reading tricky but often have strengths in creativity, problem-solving, and thinking in new ways.
Research by the University of Strathclyde has found that people with dyslexia are much better at being curious and exploring new ideas and more likely to be found in careers where this is an advantage, such as art, media, architecture, creativity, engineering and inventing things!
A selection of jobs
Tap any job below to see the full career profile on the National Careers Service website – including what the job involves, what it pays, and how to get into it.
Explore more jobs and job sectors
Check out more than 800 other job profiles, the above list is just a selection of jobs where dyslexia talents will be greatly valued, there will be loads more!
These job sectors might be good places to start if you want to use your dyslexia skills in your working life, click on the job profiles to find out the details.
Do you have any of these dyslexic thinking skills?
- Spatial awareness - are you good at working out if a car will fit in a parking space or your clothes will fit in your suitcase?
- 'People' people - helpers, charmers, social organisers, peace makers.
- Movers - physical risk takers like skateboarding or gymnastics
- Makers - good at Lego, jigsaws, creating and building things
- Questioners - Spotting patterns, curious creative problem solvers, change makers
- Imaginers - making things up stories, and great communicators.
- Born to Entertain - like putting on a show, acting, singing, dancing etc
Watch this film to show how many global companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Virgin are actively seeking people with these ' dyslexic thinking skills' and this is now a feature on Linkedin, so employers can find people with dyslexia.
Famous people with dyslexia include; Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Pablo Picasso, Lewis Hamilton, Holly Willoughby, and Tom Cruise
See what these famous people say about their experience of dyslexia!
Watch these Inspirational Talks about Dyslexia to hear about tapping into your strengths
80% of people leave school undiagnosed. If you think you might have dyslexia check out their free online test to identify your 'dyslexic thinking strengths'
