Librarians
“This is not just about the automatisation of work but also about changing lifestyles. Books are relatively cheap, plus people tend to use more and more electronic readers or audiobooks these days. Not to mention that people read less in general. Don’t you worry – the libraries won’t just disappear overnight with books burnt in a bonfire, but the rental system will most likely become an online solution.” – Roger Maftean, a career expert at ResumeLab
Commercial painters
“For the past five years, we’ve had a hard time finding any apprentices or youthful people interested in painting. Our workforce has been getting older, and our competitors are experiencing the same problems. One contribution to this is a lack of interest in commercial painting. But another contribution is maintenance-free surfaces. New technologies in material sciences are creating walls, ceilings, and floors that don’t require any coatings. So not only is there less interest from younger people to become commercial painters, but there is also less demand due to these new materials being used to construct new buildings.” – Jeff Neal, project manager for Penn Coat Inc
Customer service representatives
“The development of artificial intelligence brought us chatbots – friendly AI bots that substitute for customer-service officers. Perhaps the times when we hang on the customer-service telephone lines for hours will soon be over. Bad news for those that make a living as customer helpers, and for those who are good at it, too. But some thinkbots can do an equally good job, plus they’re cheaper and quicker.” – Maftean