Eight professions that will disappear by 2030

Times are changing quickly, and this entails a change in priorities in the labor market. Technologies are forcing many things to which we are accustomed to fade into the background, and with them the professions associated with the creation or maintenance of such things, writes USA Today.

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Paper books? Will soon be a thing of the past. CDs? Try to find someone under the age of 20 to listen to them. These trends could not but affect jobs. If you want to understand your career direction, it's best to know which positions are likely to disappear over the next ten years.

1. Librarian

More and more people are replacing printed books with e-books. As a result, libraries are not as popular as they used to be. This means that it will be difficult for you to find a job if you decide to become a librarian. Many schools and universities are already moving their libraries off the shelves to the Internet.

2. Paperboy

Books are not the only endangered paper reading materials. As more news lovers have access to the Internet, they no longer need newspapers. That's good news for trees, but bad news for all kids who once made extra money delivering newspapers to their subscribers' doors.

3. Cashier

It's great to see a friendly face when paying for groceries, but many shoppers choose to pay for their purchases using vending machines and walk away, or shop online. Many retailers see this as cost-effective, unwilling to pay cashiers, and opt for self-service appliances. This can be a real challenge for teens, college students, and adults looking for hourly cashier jobs.

4. Secretary

Doesn't it annoy you when you call a company and deal with an automated system that can't always answer your questions quickly and politely? Unfortunately, more and more businesses are adopting such systems to eliminate secretaries.

5. Telemarketing

In fact, this may sound like good news because nobody likes telemarketing. Yes, telemarketing is no longer in high demand due to internet marketing, although unpleasant robo-calls still fairly common.

6. Travel agent

Using sites like Expedia and Travelocity, making a reservation is as easy as posting a few tweets.

7. Typewriter

Typing was once a fairly common and affordable office work. Word processing applications have made this type of work unclaimed, so this profession will completely disappear in the next 10 years.

8. Social Network Manager

The popularity of social media can undermine the work of social media managers. Who needs these experts when we all become experts? In 10 or maybe 20 years, we won't even be able to remember what a social media manager, cashier, or librarian is.

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