Report These are the fastest-declining jobs in the U.S.

Report These are the fastest-declining jobs in the U.S. Report These are the fastest-declining jobs in the U.S. As technology overtakes every industry, the business forecast for jobs like  typists, watch repairers, and postal workers over the next decade is bleak, according to a Bloomberg report citing Labor Department data.Many of the jobs on the list, like telephone operators, mine shuttle car operators, foundry mold and coremakers, and locomotive firers, harken back to 19th Century technology while others, like computer operators, word processors, data entry keyers, and typists, are becoming  victim to automation and more user-friendly technology that allow anyone, not just those with specialized skill sets, to operate them.“[T]he pace of technological  innovation is still increasing, with more sophisticated software technologies  disrupting labour markets by making workers redundant,”Oxford University researchers concluded  in a 2013 study  that predicted that  47% of American jobs are at risk as a result of automation.Ladders is now on SmartNews!Download the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.Here are the jobs projected to be on their way out over the next decade, according to Bloomberg:1. Locomotive firerProjected decline by 2026: 78.6%2. Respiratory therapy techniciansProjected decline by 2026: 56.3%3. Parking enforcement workersProjected decline by 2026: 35.3%4. Word Processors and typistsProjected decline by 2026: 33.4%5. Watch repairersProjected decline by 2026: 28.7%6. Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehiclesProjected decline by 2026: 25.2%7. Foundry mold and coremakersProjected decline by 2026: 24%8. Pourers and casters, metalProjected decline by 2026: 23.4%9. Computer operatorsProjected decline by 2026: 22.9%10. Telephone operatorsProjected decline by 2026: 22.6%11. Mine shuttle car operatorsProjected decline by 2026: 21.9%12. Electromechanical equipment assemblersProjected decline by 2026: 21.3%13. Data entry keyersProjected decline by 2026: 21.1%14. Postmasters and m ail superintendentsProjected decline by 2026: 20.9%15. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblersProjected decline by 2026: 20.7%