Tech is moving at a breakneck pace and disappearing jobs are becoming a bigger threat by the day . Our world is becoming more digitised by the day. We’ve already lost numerous jobs. And in just under ten years, millions more could become obsolete. A 2015 study by the Foundation for Young Australians found that up to 60% of young individuals were training or studying for jobs at risk of becoming automated within a decade. So which jobs are likely to disappear by 2030?
Join Adzuna as they explore disappearing jobs and found out if your profession is at risk!
Fast Disappearing Jobs
Travel Agent
The COVID-19 pandemic shook the travel and hospitality industry to its core. Once upon a time, booking a summer holiday was something your local travel agent bid on your behalf. But now, the abundance of comparison websites makes it easy for anyone to make their own travel plans. All you need is an internet connection and some spare time.
The likes of Skyscanner and Trivago make it easy to tailor flights and hotel searches to your budget and date. The good news is that although travel agents might soon become a thing of the past, there are still plenty of jobs available in the travel industry.
Bank Teller
We know that banks won’t disappear altogether, but many branches will. The convenience and user-friendly nature of online baking put bank teller jobs on the risk list of disappearing jobs. Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to transact and manage your bank account from the comfort of your own home.
People still need to consult with financial advisors and experts, though. This means the banking sector will always be around, employing highly qualified financial staff.
Textile Worker
The number of employees in the textile industry has been declining for years. And this isn’t due to a lack of demand for the products. It’s due to the process changes in the way textiles are manufactured. Machines do most of the manufacturing and production these days, which means fewer opportunities for textile workers.
On the upside, the move towards automation requires the input of specialist operators to work the machines.
Sports Referee
FIFA, soccer’s governing body, is focusing on introducing more tech into the game. Goal-line technology is now a standard in the game, and video assistant referee systems are being deployed in the European leagues.
Other sports, like tennis, cricket, and rugby, have also started widely implementing the use of tech to make real-time decisions during matches. Like textile machine operators, the move to automation requires the skills of trained tech professionals to manage the tech.
Telemarketer
Most people (apart from telemarketers) will be relieved about this one. Unwanted sales calls aren’t being forced down the public’s throat with human voices anymore. They’re becoming more and more automated by the day.
Many telemarketing companies have adopted the automated approach to reduce hiring costs and engage with customers at any time of the day. The good news is that there are still plenty of other sales-related jobs out there. Even though these roles might not be the same as telemarketing, there are still opportunities.
Legal Secretary
Technology has already led to the automation of more than 30,000 professions in the legal sector. Roles, including that of legal secretaries, are now classified as disappearing jobs. A Deloitte report suggests that they expect more than 114,000 legal jobs to be lost to automation over the next two decades. As the industry adopts new technologies and deploys artificial intelligence, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for entry-level admin roles in the sector.
In order to stay relevant and employable, legal secretaries might have to upskill and retrain in order to work with AI and thrive in the new digital era.
In Conclusion
Although the disappearing jobs we mentioned here might leave you feeling a little grim, it’s not all doom and gloom. Tech giant Dell claims that 85% of the jobs that will exist in the future haven’t been invented yet. And with the tech landscape set to become unrecognisable over the next few years, the future of work might just be abundant with all kinds of new and exciting opportunities!
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