Science & Industry

I'd stop you right there. What is that you wanna do as a solo player in null other than push F1 when requested?

Mining: needs at least 2 accounts but if you ask me 3 is the bare minimum. 2 miners, 1 of which (at least) can be hauler when needed and 1 booster. You also need a pos for that obviously since you don't boost on the undock since there is no undock and also you'll die horribly if you're not inside a pos shield. Ice? It's decent money, but huge volumes. You need a compression array in that mobile pos you're carring on your back. To refine wat you mined then you need a minmatar outpost or a refinery array but pay attention to volumes. Refining _compressed_ ore/ice make the voluem to increase and by a fair amount too. Mining ores in null is more profitable but you must have access to an upgraded system of course.

Production: you don't wanna sell things in null unless you have specific requests from corps or people because even if there are all those holes you don't want to wait months to sell your 100 sebos because the day after you put them on market some nice fella brought from jita 2000 of them for "the corp's sake". That being said: volumes! Industrial careers are based on hauling ass all day when necessary. Get ready with a JF and a couple of cynos at the very least.

As a solo player, you can run data and relic sites.

LMAO, are you for real?

Are you trading in your area of NPC null? If so, you probably are already developing ideas of what you could produce locally that would sell locally.

In null, you generally want to mine ore as it is more profitable. People mine ice in HS because it is semi-afk compared to tiny ore asteroids. Mine ice if you think you want to combine with PI and sell fuel blocks. Without friends to tell you when danger is approaching I'm not sure how long you will last before the interceptors are jumping you. You might be able to make friends and join somebody's Rorqual mining fleets if that happens in your area. Or get a Prospect and just mine the high value ores. If no one mines in your area there is probably a reason why.

Cerlestes Ore value charts

If you enjoy doing it, stick with it.

That being said don't expect to make increased amounts of isk for your time as you accumulate more isk. I found that once I broke 10b isk mining, R&D, missions, and scanning no longer made a difference in my earning potential. Industry worked well up to the 100b isk mark, but then you either have to start more characters/accounts due to manufacturing limits or look for something else.

Another option you can look into is procurement, I dont even do the hauling myself I use contracts, if you want to be in nul sec, join a corp that needs materials or supply logistics and funnel in those items needed.

Hope that gives you an alternative.