12 jobs that are set to shrink over the next decade
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released job projections for 2025-2035, identifying roles likely to decline due to automation and shifting market demands. Positions like word processors and telemarketers are expected to shrink significantly as AI and digital tools replace traditional tasks.
Why it matters
Understanding labor market shifts is critical for workforce development and career planning in an era of rapid technological advancement.
Employment of telemarkers is projected to fall from 2025 to 2035. Maskot/Getty Images The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new job projections for 2025 to 2035. Employment of word processors and typists is expected to fall the quickest. Automation is a key reason some of the jobs are expected to decline. Automation is set to reduce the need for some jobs over the next decade, like order clerks and switchboard operators. New Bureau of Labor Statistics projections show which jobs may rapidly grow between 2025 and 2035, and which may shrink. Word processors and typists are projected to experience the largest percent decline, falling 34%. It's one of 206 jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics classified as having "very high" exposure to AI . The 12 jobs with the largest projected percent declines typically aren't high-paying.
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