It’s interesting to see what professions may be going extinct (providing you’re not in that profession!).
Realtors in California are finding it very hard going. Not only have home prices decreased dramatically, many buyers see no need for their services.
What other professions do you think will decline? There’s some hints here in terms of predictions about the future.
May 25th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Print journalists
Travel agents
General practitioners (physicians)
May 25th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
I am a retired technical ditor. I’ve noticed a decline in the number of editors in book publishing. When a writer completes a book, more often he or she is responsible for its editing. If the book is accepted, it is often published as is. The result has been more books with spelling and grammatical errors.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:39 am
GPs? Really?
I totally agree, Nathan, especially since I’m also a technical editor! Editors of all sorts are seeing that books and articles just aren’t being edited at all.
May 27th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Unskilled factory workers.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Ah, good one. Though it’s worth noting that I don’t have the skills for many of the “unskilled” positions in some industries.