The Most Endangered Jobs of 2015

By Published on October 19, 2015

As the landscape changes for many familiar industries, the hiring outlook declines for many of the most endangered jobs of 2015.

Consider how we get our food. America moved away from being an agrarian society long ago, but employment on farms has really plummeted in the last decade. The number of farms in the United States dropped by 400,000 between 1982 and 2012 per the Department of Agriculture, and the percentage of farmers in the workforce is expected to decline by 19% from 2012 through 2022.

Technology has streamlined the farming process, making it easier for fewer farmers to accomplish more work.

Technology has had a major impact on several other jobs ranked among the most endangered jobs of 2015. More Americans choose to correspond via email or text message, dramatically slashing the amount of mail and reducing the need for postal services. Programs like PayPal also allow for people to electronically transfer funds they would have otherwise sent through the mail.

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