There isn’t really an easy answer to this other than “try jobs and see if you like them”.
Thats not super practical, so the gold standard is going to see a professional career counsellor.
This is usually a qualified psychologist who has experience applying various diagnostic tools like the MBTI or perhaps StrengthsFinder or DiSC.
They’ll use that information, along with a conversation with you, to make some recommendations on the sort of career you might like.
This can be expensive and doesn’t always get great results.
My low budget alternative is as follows:
1. Find all the jobs you like the sound of
Load up your favourite job search website, and open up every single vacancy you like the sound of.
Don’t worry about experience or qualifications or anything like that, just load up everything that you like the sound of.
2. Save and/or print your vacancies
This works best if you can print things out, but otherwise save a copy of each job advert.
3. Highlight the things that you like
Go through each of the vacancies you’ve printed and highlight the things you liked the sound of.
Maybe its something you are an expert in, something you’d love to learn, or something that interests you. Just go crazy with the highlighter
(Again, don’t censor here – if you like the sound of it, highlight)
4. Make a list
Go through your printed vacancies and write down all the things you’ve highlighted, one thing on each line.
5. Divide your list in three
From your big lists of things you like, assign each item to one of three lists – “Things I can do now” and “Things I’d love to do” or “Things I’d love to do that I can do now”.
6. Find jobs that match
Now you’ve got a summary of the things you like to do and your existing skills, you can start exploring jobs that match.
There isn’t a big secret here, its just good old fashioned research. Do some googling, follow your nose and find new ideas and start writing down job titles.
You’ll find that as you start researching new ideas will pop up and lead you in new directions.
Overall, the goal is to turn interests and skills into job ideas – this will help to focus down your job search to new areas of interest.