With the development of AI technology, many new jobs will be introduced in the coming years.  But with that new technology, some existing jobs will eventually be going the way of the rotary dial telephone.

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report, there are several jobs that are at risk of declining, or even becoming obsolete by 2030.   According to a recent story at Fast Company, bank tellers, cashiers, and postal clerks are among the jobs most at risk by the development of AI.

The World Economic Forum Report Results

The World Economic Forum’s “new job creation and job displacement” estimates the creation of 22% of today’s total jobs, or about 170 million jobs will be created.  But that will be offset by the loss of 92 million jobs. That results in a net growth of 78 million jobs by 2030.

The World Economic Forum’s report gathered data from over 1000 leading global employers, which represents more than 20 industries in 55 global economies, and more than 14 million workers.

Jobs in Danger of Becoming Obsolete

The largest decline in workers are expected included are clerical and secretarial workers, including cashiers, ticket clerks, administrative assistants, and executive secretaries.  Other jobs expected to decline even faster include bank tellers, postal service clerks, and data entry workers.

Jobs Expected to Grow

But it isn’t all bad news.  With new technology comes new opportunity.  There are several jobs expected to grow over the next several years, and some might be surprising.  Some of the largest growth in terms of absolute volume are expected include farm-workers, delivery drivers, construction workers, salespeople, and food-processing workers.  Other jobs expected to grow significantly include care economy jobs like nurses, social workers, counselors, and personal care aides, as well as teachers.

It’s interesting that the areas of growth in an AI evolving world include professions of human contact and interaction. There are just some things machines can’t do.  At least not yet.