Many professions will likely disappear by 2030 upending the lives of million of workers who may find it difficult to pivot to new roles. These jobs will be obsolete due to artificial intelligence, robots, automated processes and technology. Jobs requiring humans for routine tasks will become rare, and those who hold one of these positions will likely be highly compensated for their specialized expertise and services. People don't always consider the pace of business and societal changes when predicting technological progress. The rapid speed at which businesses can be started, run, and closed has resulted in some career paths seeing spikes in unemployment. This article discusses jobs that will disappear by 2030.
- Bank Teller
Bank tellers may be the only person some people interact with in an entire day. Online banking and check services are available at almost any business, such as banks, grocery stores, and even other locations such as gas stations and parks. The growth of technology from mobile phones to state-of-the-art robotics will likely make this job line obsolete by 2030. Once the robots can do everything a bank teller can do and more, they will replace them in banking offices.
- Librarian
Librarians help patrons locate books and other materials within their libraries. They also work with patrons to set up accounts, help them find new material to read, assist in-class projects, help people find information for papers, etc. Many librarians now spend more of their time answering phone calls and helping patrons utilize the computers for research purposes. These tasks have been automated through cyber libraries such as the Internet. Librarians' jobs in schools will likely become obsolete by 2030 due to the availability of technology that makes it easier to locate information using search engines and other methods. Many librarians will work as mentors and teachers in schools, but computers will eventually replace them.
- Barista
When many of us aren't working, most have been replaced by machines. Online cafés have made the barista job obsolete. Now, some machines serve up coffee and milk to patrons in mere seconds. Coffee shops use these machines to make their tasting and taste tests faster than ever before, so updating them is not an option these days. They would have to be replaced by a new machine.
- Cashier
Cashiers used to rush around looking for items and people in the line. However, with the invention of the self-checkout, many patrons have left with their items after they are scanned. The self-checkout machines allow patrons to scan an item and pay for it at the register. This has made cashiers obsolete.
- Lumberjacks
There are not as many loggers working today as there used to be. After the chainsaw's invention, it became easier and safer to cut down trees than to use an Axe. Additionally, machines can now be used to move logs from tree stumps to trucks and then haul them away. This has made the need for loggers obsolete.
- Stockers
Stockers used to be on the floor of department stores, grabbing products for the shelves, keeping an eye on how many were sold, and assessing how much was left. With self-checkout systems, the stockers rarely even look at the products being sold. This has made stocker obsolete. In addition, online shopping has made the need for stockers in online stores obsolete.
- Secretaries
Secretaries used to be a profession that was looked at with great respect and honor. However, businesses are opting for more automated systems and using things like email, fax machines, and computers to get work done. It is no longer necessary to have a secretary to answer phones or open mail as there are now automated systems that do those things far better than any secretary could ever hope to do.
- Researcher
Robots are replacing many researchers. Instead of having a researcher memorize, analyze and categorize information and then put it back into the database, some robots are fast and capable of doing this with far less error. Automated systems allow libraries to keep track of the information they have on file and how many copies exist in their system. This has made the need for researchers obsolete because they do not cost nearly as much money as automated systems do.
- Travel Agent
The job of a travel agent is becoming obsolete. Most people are only interested in booking air tickets, which can be done online with the help of robots that can book, track and send plane tickets to the customers at a price they set. Many airlines have their online booking systems, so customers do not even need to contact a travel agent for help. The jobs of travel agents will become obsolete by 2030.
In conclusion, the jobs discussed above will likely become obsolete by 2030. Online shopping, self-checkout systems, and automated systems in libraries and schools will take over for many people who have held these positions in the past. These machines have become smarter and better at doing their jobs than ever before, and human error is also avoided. The AI revolution that is coming soon is fast approaching, and these types of machines will replace most people who hold certain jobs.