17 jobs that are quickly disappearing in the US
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By 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than a 20% decline in employment for 17 jobs, resulting in almost 162,000 fewer positions than 2016.
Some jobs, like locomotive firers, are being phased out as their duties are performed by other workers. Other professions, like postmaster, may be all but obsolete in the not-so-distant future thanks to technology including email, Facebook, and Twitter.
Based on BLS occupational outlook data, here are the 17 jobs that could be on their way out, as well as what these people do on a daily basis, according to O*NET descriptions of the jobs.
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