37 jobs that are quickly disappearing in the US

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Mail carriers aren't the only workers whose jobs are quickly disappearing in the US.

Thanks in part to advances like email, Facebook, and Twitter, mail carriers may be all but obsolete in the not-so-distant future.

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By 2024, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 28% decline in postal-service jobs, totaling around 136,000 fewer positions than 2014.

Mail carriers aren't the only ones whose jobs are disappearing. Technology and market shifts have affected a wide range of fields.

Based on the BLS's occupational outlook data, here are 37 jobs that could be on their way out of the US: