Media: The Motley Fool
Tags: #Future Of Work  #Job Automation

Introduction

By 2030, there will be 539,200 fewer office and administrative support jobs than there were in 2020, a decline about the size of Atlanta’s population.

There will be 336,000 fewer cashier positions in the United States in 2030 than there were in 2020. Over 250,000 secretary and administrative assistant jobs are expected to become obsolete. About 85,000 fewer fabricators and assemblers in the manufacturing industry will be employed in 2030 compared to 2020.

That’s according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent employment projections. The government agency reasons that automation or other efficiency gains through technology will contribute to employment declines in 19 out of the 30 occupations it estimates will have the largest decline in employment over the next decade.

Read on to find out which occupations are most at risk of job loss due to automation and other structural changes in the economy.