jobs that are most likely going to disappear in 20 years
did you know that in 1920 there was a full-time career dubbed human alarm
clock as the name suggests people would hire a person who would wake them up every morning
the human alarm clock would walk around streets making loud noises so that people would wake up so
if you were some reason thinking of applying for this job i'm sad to say that this job no longer
exists huh disappointing i know but just like time and technology eroded the human alarm clock
it will do the same for so many careers and jobs that we currently have so in today's video we've
compiled a list of jobs that are most likely going to disappear in the next two decades
1. travel agents a while back if you wanted to book yourself or family a trip to the beautiful
beaches of hawaii you would have to pop into a travel agency and peruse through a couple of
brochures and then have a chat with a sales rep before finally making your decision and of course
paying a lump sum which is probably way above the necessary price today however things are
so much different all you need is access to the internet and a credit or debit card and probably
some time to do the necessary research with sites like tripadvisor trivago airbnb and booking.com
it has never been easier to organize your own trip today many agencies are closing
their shops and offices and focusing on online opportunities in the industry
i believe in the next 10 to 20 years travel agents will be long forgotten 2. cashiers in case
you haven't noticed cashiers at your favorite stores are slowly becoming lesser and lesser
today not every payment aisle has a cashier on the other end this is primarily because people
now prefer doing their shopping online and having their purchase delivered to them at home because
of this supermarket chains and other stores are hiring less and less cashiers additionally there
has been increasing talk on cashless payments an employee-less stores such as the likes of amazon
if you walk into some stores or restaurants today the self-service stations and tills are becoming
very common even in fast food chains such as mcdonald's and even some supermarkets have adopted
the self-service tills into their stores so in the near future it's looking like robots will
be serving you your shopping and change three fast food cooks i know you're probably asking who will
make your burger in 2040. the truth is by then it's highly likely that a robot will be preparing
your favorite fast food than a human being the reason being fast food stores spend a lot of
money on employees and recently there's been a lot of research on kitchen automation systems
there is an 81 chance that such cooks will be redundant in 2040 and possibly even sooner just
recently caliburger tested an automated workforce where ai driven assistants were
flipping their burgers so in the near future don't be surprised if a robot is handing you your fries
4. mail carriers let's not even debate about this in the comments this job is just about to
vanish into thin air just like our friend the human alarm clock in the next 10 to 20 years
mailman will no longer exist solely because bills and statements are currently being viewed online
and although a majority of us love receiving and reading our mail the old-fashioned way
people are however increasingly preferring to receive their mail via the internet physical
mail is already transitioning from the letterbox to our email inboxes and an increasingly fewer
number of us are handwriting letters or sending postcards however there will be a surge in demand
for couriers that deliver parcels up until drones and self-driven cargo cars take over
5. bank teller so when was the last time you went to the bank or how frequently do you visit
the bank i bet it was a couple of months ago if not years no one goes to the bank as frequently
as they did a few years and decades ago some countries in africa and asia have automated all
banking transactions through their mobile phones it's only a matter of time before this becomes
the global trend when this happens bank tellers will unfortunately lose their jobs in fact a lot
more people will lose their jobs because banks won't see the need for having multiple branches
6. textile workers the number of textile workers has for the past five years been
dwindling at an alarming rate first because of cheap imports from china and other asian countries
which has caused many textile factories in the u.s and many first world countries to close
down and secondly the automation of factories currently factories are semi-automated but they
will soon be fully automated low wage rates and unfavorable working conditions are another factor
soon textile factories will only require highly skilled specialist operators
7. printing operators do you buy newspapers and magazines every other day or do you prefer getting
your news and entertainment online i bet you said no to the first question and yes to the latter the
truth is this industry is dying fast millennials in generation z who form a large percentage of
the population and consumers in the economy hardly ever spend a dime on print media print
press operators have been facing a significant decline in revenue over the last decade many of
these businesses have pivoted to providing online services where people subscribe to get newsletters
newspapers and magazines inevitably this industry will surely disappear in the next decade or two
8. sports referees do you aspire to have a career in sports say become a referee well
you should rethink your dreams the possibility of this job becoming redundant in the near future
is frankly high fifa is currently advocating for the introduction of technology as a standard
in sports this will result in the use of video assistant referees in top leagues if you watch
any soccer games today in any of the top leagues you'll notice that most of them have implemented
video assistant referees var and although most of the refereeing decisions currently are being
made by a human don't be surprised if in a couple of years an ai takes over that role
many people may argue that this will reduce bias in the games and could be a positive move
many however argue that some of the rules of the game are subject to interpretation
something a video assistant referee could never do what do you think i honestly think they shouldn't
touch sports referees the authenticity the drama and the spectacle they bring to a match is what
makes a game beautiful but i digress comment below what you think 9. retail jeweler while
this is among the few jobs on our list that won't be replaced by some machine this job will
potentially dwindle due to customer preferences research indicates that there is a great change
in social behaviors that has affected the sector in 2019 the jewelry industry shrunk by 10 leading
to the closure of multiple jewelry stores not only in the us but the world the younger generations
of millennials and generation z are simply not willing to purchase expensive jewelry instead
they would rather support smaller businesses or buy from those with ethical practices
as opposed from established brands this shows that the industry will face major hurdles in the future
10. dispatcher a dispatcher is someone who assigns vehicles to customers among their other tasks i
bet you didn't even know that because they're so few today especially in the current age of
lyft and uber ride sharing apps are becoming so popular and are slowly becoming a way of life one
no longer needs a person to book their trips all that is required is a smartphone and an internet
connection and you are good to go with other apps such as google maps people can find travel
routes and different transportation services at the palm of their hands i don't think this job
will disappear in 10 or 20 years but possibly the next five let me know what you think about this
11. lumberjack the digital age requires less and less paperwork businesses are moving towards more
sustainable options and eco-friendly solutions which demand less logging of trees today so many
companies have come up with alternative building materials that don't require the use of wood also
human labor in the field will soon be replaced by advanced and sophisticated technologies i bet
in the next 10 years lumberjacks won't exist 12. telemarketer don't celebrate just yet the annoying
traditional sales calls aren't going anywhere instead they are being replaced by automated
sales calls what's even more annoying than a human constantly calling you to market a product
or service a pre-recorded robotic sound multiple telemarketing companies are saving costs by not
hiring humans but using this tech solution that enables contacting people at any time including
at night yikes 13. fishermen the day and age of fishing are soon coming to an end the us and uk
have been guilty of overfishing which has resulted in the disruption of the natural marine ecosystems
as a result government officials are looking into adopting fishing bots that can be controlled to
only fish the needed quantities also imports appear to be more lucrative as they are cheaper
and will preserve the environment several funds have also been given to fish farmers to expand
their practice to reduce the need for fishing and natural water points 14. secretaries artificial
intelligence cloud computing and several other technologies have made this job redundant
del was suggested more than 60 of the jobs in this line will disappear in the next three years
automation has reduced the need for hiring secretaries and people can book appointments
online and perform all other tasks previously done by secretaries digitally in 2018 more than 50 000
jobs were lost due to this what do you guys think about this let us know in the comments section
15 assemblers it's clear to see that occupations in the manual labor sectors will soon go away
assemblers also known as fabricators are the people responsible for assembling various
parts of a product or machine robots however are quickly taking their jobs and soon enough they
will be redundant robots over human assembly is preferred for a couple of reasons first robotics
are less prone to making mistakes and it will save companies a lot of money two they never strike nor
complain it's estimated by 2028 more than 11 of the jobs in this line of work will be lost
that's more than 200 000 jobs in the u.s 16. drivers self-driving cars are here and in a
few decades we'll be all over our roads how cool will it be just to enter a car and get to your
destination without having to scramble with the steering wheel press unnecessary brakes because of
some mad drivers or counter other reckless drivers life would be good right picture all the accidents
that will be avoided because of human errors 17. farmers have you seen the genetically modified
meat made in laboratories or the vegetables grown in research centers well if you haven't let me
inform you scientists and researchers are working day and night to create foods that are grown in
the labs they believe this will eradicate expenses related to growing food food shortages and global
hunger while their solution may sound great it could result in the redundancy of farmers just
imagine a world where all your foods are grown in a factory what do you guys think would you
eat steak made in a lab well that's it for today if you're still here then it means you enjoyed it
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