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Here Are the Fastest Growing (and Declining) Occupations in the U.S.—Did Your Job Make the List?

Updated 6/19/2020
Here Are the Fastest Growing (and Declining) Occupations in the U.S.—Did Your Job Make the List?
This infographic lists 60 of the top growing and declining jobs in the U.S. by 2024—so you might want to reconsider your dream career.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a newspaper journalist—no, not a blogger, but a writer in print. I wanted to see my name on paper and be able to hand a physical article to my parents and say “Hey, I wrote this.”

Ten years later, I read and write online only (and send my family a lot of emails)—and there’s a slim chance I’ll ever have my work published any other way.

We tend to think about our dream career in terms of how or when we’ll get there, but I’d guess you’ve never thought to consider whether that position will actually exist 10 or 20 years from now.

So, to give you an idea of what statistics are saying, here are 60 jobs that are either going to be huge in the future or start to lose their significance in our ever-changing world. So you might want to reconsider your passion—or at least alter it for the future like I did.

Oh, and for the record, if this has you panicking, I love writing online.


Infographic courtesy of Cornerstone. Photo of office courtesy of Shutterstock.

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Previously an editor for The Muse, Alyse is proud to prove that yes, English majors can change the world. She’s written almost 500 articles for The Muse on anything from productivity tips to cover letters to bad bosses to cool career changers, many of which have been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., CNBC's Make It, USA Today College, Lifehacker, Mashable, and more. In addition to being an avid writer and reader, Alyse loves to dance, both professionally and while waiting for the subway. You can follow her work on her website, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

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