4.Door-to-door sales workers
Total 2020 jobs:54,000 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:41,000 positions
Job loss:24.1 percent
Median 2021 hourly wage:$14.13
Demand for workers in this profession is falling fast due to the rise in direct marketing through email and the internet. But talented salespeople certainly can still find work in other related professions.
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5.Floral designers
Total 2020 jobs:42,300 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:33,800 positions
Job loss:20.1 percent
Median 2021 hourly wage:$14.37
The COVID-19 pandemic hit this industry with a double whammy. First, many flower-friendly special events such as weddings were postponed for two years, drying up demand. Then labor shortages and supply chain issues limited the supply of flowers available. BLS projections are not optimistic on these jobs’ returning to full bloom.
6.Executive secretaries/Administrative assistants
Total 2020 jobs:538,800 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:438,200 positions
Job loss:18.7 percent
Median 2021 hourly wage:$29.84
More businesses are streamlining their operations, using improved office software to handle many of the duties that executive assistants and secretaries perform. These workers may, however, be able to find opportunities for gig work as virtual assistants or work-from-home contractors.
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7.Telemarketers
Total 2020 jobs:119,700 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:97,800 positions
Job loss:18.3 percent
Median 2021 hourly wage:$13.90
Telemarketing was always a job that had some frustrations. Now that more people have abandoned landlines and can screen and block calls on their cellphones, telemarketing is a calling that could soon be disconnected.
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8.Bank tellers
Total 2020 jobs:432,500 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:359,400 positions
Job loss:16.9 percent
Median 2021 hourly wage:$17.46
Since the moment the first ATM opened on Sept. 2, 1969,in Rockville Centre, New York, the career prospects of bank tellers have been gloomy. With more people using banking apps and cash apps such as Venmo, PayPal and Apple Pay now, that means even fewer people are going into banks to make transactions.
9.Pharmacy aides
Total 2020 jobs:38,900 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:33,200 positions
Job loss:14.7 percent
Median 2021 hourly wage:$14.39
While pharmacies continue to do well overall, they are employing fewer pharmacy aides. These workers don’t fill prescriptions — pharmacists do. Instead, aides help manage supplies, organize files, answer phones and assist customers — duties that increasingly can be handled by technology.
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10.Shoe repairers
Total 2020 jobs:8,700 positions
Projected 2030 jobs:7,500 positions
Job loss:14 percent
Median 2021 annual wage:$15.12
As new shoes have become more affordable, fewer people are taking their old shoes in for new heels or other repairs. The pandemic may have taken this industry one step further in the wrong direction. According to one research firm, the shoe-repair industry lost more than 20 percent of its revenue during 2021 when many people worked remotely in their slippers.
