From secretaries to substitute teachers, these are the fastest-dying jobs in every US state
Alabama: Bill and account collectors had a 54% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,260
2018 employment: 2,850
2018 median salary: $32,920
What they do, according to O*NET: Bill and account collectors collect overdue bills, either by mail or telephone, and contact credit departments if customers don't respond.
Alaska: Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers had a 49% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,040
2018 employment: 2,550
2018 median salary: $23,220
What they do, according to O*NET: Meat cutters cut meat by hand, usually to portion quantities of fish, poultry or other meat for customers.
Arizona: Substitute teachers had a 74% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 11,880
2018 employment: 3,030
2018 median salary: $28,700
What they do, according to BLS: Substitute teachers temporarily fill in for full-time teachers, usually for single days at a time.
Arkansas: Cooks, fast food had a 63% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 10,660
2018 employment: 3,950
2018 median salary: $19,650
What they do, according to O*NET: Fast food cooks prepare food in fast food restaurants, usually by frying simple dishes.
California: Word processors and typists had a 69% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 25,310
2018 employment: 7,790
2018 median salary: $42,900
What they do, according to O*NET: Word processors and typists use computers to type documents like letters, reports, or voice recording transcripts.
Colorado: Telemarketers had a 42% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 7,500
2018 employment: 4,370
2018 median salary: $27,060
What they do, according to O*NET: Telemarketers call potential customers to solicit donations or purchases of goods.
Connecticut: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products had a 52% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,040
2018 employment: 2,870
2018 median salary: $91,160
What they do, according to O*NET: Sales representatives sell goods over the phone to industry-specific companies, which may require knowledge of science, engineering or electronics, depending on the company.
Delaware: Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand had a 29% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,970
2018 employment: 4,960
2018 median salary: $27,050
What they do, according to O*NET: Laborers perform any sort of general labor, including moving freight or boxes.
District of Columbia: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants had a 40% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 9,340
2018 employment: 5,600
2018 median salary: $69,830
What they do, according to O*NET: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants organize conference calls, schedule meetings, and take care care of other clerical functions and administrative support.
Florida: Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse had a 50% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 21,340
2018 employment: 10,670
2018 median salary: $22,210
What they do, according to O*NET: Farmworkers plant, cultivate, and harvest crops like vegetables, fruits, and nuts. They also operate farm equipment as well as performing manual labor with tools like shovels, hoes, and shears.
Georgia: Substitute teachers had a 61% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 26,960
2018 employment: 10,390
2018 median salary: $22,860
What they do, according to BLS: Substitute teachers temporarily fill in for full-time teachers, usually for single days at a time.
Hawaii: Office clerks, general had a 28% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 14,440
2018 employment: 10,440
2018 median salary: $33,180
What they do, according to O*NET: Office clerks perform clerical duties, which include a wide range of tasks: assisting customers in person, filing documents, answering the phone, and answering emails.
Idaho: Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive had a 5% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 10,240
2018 employment: 9,760
2018 median salary: $32,080
What they do, according to O*NET: Secretaries and administrative assistants schedule appointments, meetings, and answer phones for their managers, among other clerical duties.
Illinois: Graduate teaching assistants had a 72% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 10,920
2018 employment: 3,070
2018 median salary: $37,740
What they do, according to O*NET: Graduate teaching assistants assist professors with teaching-related duties like grading tests and papers, tutoring students, and occasionally teaching lessons.
Indiana: Executive secretaries and executive administrative Assistants had a 46% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 12,130
2018 employment: 6,540
2018 median salary: $48,230
What they do, according to O*NET: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants organize conference calls, schedule meetings, and take care care of other clerical functions and administrative support.
Iowa: Packers and packagers, hand had a 69% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 12,400
2018 employment: 3,790
2018 median salary: $28,990
What they do, according to O*NET: Packers and packagers package manufactured products either in factories or warehouses.
Kansas: Home health aides had a 65% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,700
2018 employment: 2,320
2018 median salary: $23,890
What they do, according to O*NET: Home health aides take care of patients in their homes by applying medications, bathing, and dressing patients.
Kentucky: Helpers — production workers had a 53% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 11,910
2018 employment: 5,650
2018 median salary: $28,560
What they do, according to O*NET: Helpers assist factory workers by cleaning equipment or holding workers' tools.
Louisiana: Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining had a 61% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,520
2018 employment: 2,180
2018 median salary: $51,100
What they do, according to O*NET: Service unit operators increase oil flow from wells, or make sure there aren't any pipes or tools in the way of drilling.
Maine: Elementary school teachers, except special education had a 22% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,880
2018 employment: 5,390
2018 median salary: $52,680
What they do, according to O*NET: Elementary school teachers teach children from Kindergarten to 5th grade.
Maryland: Special education teachers, middle school had a 51% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,690
2018 employment: 3,280
2018 median salary: $72,000
What they do, according to O*NET: Middle school special education teachers teach middle school children with educational or physical disabilities.
Massachusetts: Psychiatric technicians had a 73% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 7,250
2018 employment: 1,930
2018 median salary: $44,220
What they do, according to O*NET: Psychiatric technicians take care of people with mental or emotional conditions, according to instructions from doctors, and they report to hospital medical staff.
Michigan: Chief executives had a 75% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 10,430
2018 employment: 2,620
2018 median salary: $203,290
What they do, according to O*NET: Chief executives run companies by making large-scale business decisions, along with a board of directors or a team of other executives.
Minnesota: Slaughterers and meat packers had a 49% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 8,190
2018 employment: 4,140
2018 median salary: $31,920
What they do, according to O*NET: Slaughterers and meat packers slaughter animals, and prepare cuts of meat for packaging to consumers or to processing companies.
Mississippi: Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop had a 68% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,960
2018 employment: 1,910
2018 median salary: $18,240
What they do, according to O*NET: Counter attendants serve food to customers from counters or steam tables.
Missouri: Order clerks had a 47% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,250
2018 employment: 2,800
2018 median salary: $32,460
What they do, according to O*NET: Order clerks receive orders from customers for shipping materials or products, either by email or phone.
Montana: Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive had a 44% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 10,440
2018 employment: 5,840
2018 median salary: $32,860
What they do, according to O*NET: Secretaries and administrative assistants schedule appointments, meetings, and answer phones for their managers, among other clerical duties.
Nebraska: Cooks, fast food had a 55% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,800
2018 employment: 2,630
2018 median salary: $20,980
What they do, according to O*NET: Fast food cooks prepare food in fast food restaurants, usually by frying simple dishes.
Nevada: Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks had a 26% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 8,130
2018 employment: 5,990
2018 median salary: $33,410
What they do, according to O*NET: Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks keep track of shipping records for various products and prepare them for shipping.
New Hampshire: Elementary school teachers, except special education had a 16% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,670
2018 employment: 5,620
2018 median salary: $58,240
What they do, according to O*NET: Elementary school teachers teach children from Kindergarten to 5th grade.
New Jersey: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products had a 70% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 11,330
2018 employment: 3,370
2018 median salary: $87,040
What they do, according to O*NET: Sales representatives sell goods over the phone to industry-specific companies, which may require knowledge of science, engineering or electronics, depending on the company.
New Mexico: Cooks, fast food had a 55% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,100
2018 employment: 2,280
2018 median salary: $19,800
What they do, according to O*NET: Fast food cooks prepare food in fast food restaurants, usually by frying simple dishes.
New York: Real estate sales agents had a 60% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 12,170
2018 employment: 4,870
2018 median salary: $99,360
What they do, according to O*NET: Real estate sales agents rent, buy, or sell property for clients, which includes keeping track of property listings, interviewing potential buyers, and drawing up real estate contracts.
North Carolina: Telemarketers had a 57% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,020
2018 employment: 2,170
2018 median salary: $24,550
What they do, according to O*NET: Telemarketers call potential customers to solicit donations or purchases of goods.
North Dakota: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks had a 36% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 8,100
2018 employment: 5,150
2018 median salary: $37,650
What they do, according to O*NET: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks keep track of numerical data for taxes and other financial purposes.
Ohio: Machine feeders and offbearers had a 55% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,170
2018 employment: 2,310
2018 median salary: $31,200
What they do, according to O*NET: Machine feeders and offbearers feed materials into factory machines or equipment.
Oklahoma: Helpers — production workers had a 56% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,740
2018 employment: 2,940
2018 median salary: $29,240
What they do, according to O*NET: Helpers assist factory workers by cleaning equipment or holding workers' tools.
Oregon: Substitute teachers had a 60% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 12,770
2018 employment: 5,090
2018 median salary: $46,160
What they do, according to BLS: Substitute teachers temporarily fill in for full-time teachers, usually for single days at a time.
Pennsylvania: Cooks, short order had a 73% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 7,810
2018 employment: 2,130
2018 median salary: $26,520
What they do, according to O*NET: Short order cooks prepare simple, quick food in restaurants or diners, and may also take orders from customers.
Rhode Island: First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers had a 15% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,600
2018 employment: 4,770
2018 median salary: $61,080
What they do, according to O*NET: First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers supervise customer support workers, usually in call centers.
South Carolina: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants had a 32% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,840
2018 employment: 3,990
2018 median salary: $53,360
What they do, according to O*NET: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants organize conference calls, schedule meetings, and take care care of other clerical functions and administrative support.
South Dakota: Stock clerks and order fillers had a 13% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 6,250
2018 employment: 5,440
2018 median salary: $24,820
What they do, according to O*NET: Stock clerks organize shelves and tables of merchandise in stores and stockrooms.
Tennessee: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants had a 60% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 14,740
2018 employment: 5,870
2018 median salary: $50,460
What they do, according to O*NET: Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants organize conference calls, schedule meetings, and take care care of other clerical functions and administrative support.
Texas: Computer hardware engineers had a 76% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 8,890
2018 employment: 2,170
2018 median salary: $116,290
What they do, according to O*NET: Computer hardware engineers design and develop hardware for computers, either for commercial or industrial use.
Utah: Substitute teachers had a 56% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 11,550
2018 employment: 5,030
2018 median salary: $29,530
What they do, according to BLS: Substitute teachers temporarily fill in for full-time teachers, usually for single days at a time.
Vermont: Teacher assistants had a 13% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,570
2018 employment: 4,820
2018 median salary: $31,700
What they do, according to O*NET: Teacher assistants assist teachers in classrooms, sometimes as part of a career path to become teachers themselves.
Virginia: Data entry keyers had a 38% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,020
2018 employment: 3,120
2018 median salary: $34,100
What they do, according to O*NET: Data entry keyers verify data and input it into computers for several types of industries.
Washington: Telemarketers had a 81% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,390
2018 employment: 1,050
2018 median salary: $33,560
What they do, according to O*NET: Telemarketers call potential customers to solicit donations or purchases of goods.
West Virginia: Office clerks, general had a 33% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 28,340
2018 employment: 19,110
2018 median salary: $26,650
What they do, according to O*NET: Office clerks perform clerical duties, which include a wide range of tasks: assisting customers in person, filing documents, answering the phone, and answering emails.
Wisconsin: Machine feeders and offbearers had a 61% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,080
2018 employment: 1,960
2018 median salary: $29,980
What they do, according to O*NET: Machine feeders and offbearers feed materials into factory machines or equipment.
Wyoming: Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators had a 28% decline in employment between 2013 and 2018.
2013 employment: 5,850
2018 employment: 4,240
2018 median salary: $57,630
What they do, according to O*NET: Operating engineers operate construction equipment, such as bulldozers, tractors, front-end loaders, or compressors at construction sites.
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