17 jobs that are quickly disappearing in the US

They provide respiratory care under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.

Projected decline: 56.3%

Median annual pay: $49,780

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 10,800

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 4,700

They patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.

Projected decline: 35.3%

Median annual pay: $37,950

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 9,400

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 6,100

They use a word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording.

Projected decline: 33.4%

Median annual pay: $38,740

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 74,900

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 49,900

They repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks.

Projected decline: 28.7%

Median annual pay: $36,740

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 1,800

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 1,300

They install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.

Projected decline: 25.2%

Median annual pay: $32,220

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 12,100

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 9,000

They make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

Projected decline: 24.0%

Median annual pay: $34,790

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 12,500

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 9,500

They operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Projected decline: 23.4%

Median annual pay: $36,180

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 8,400

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 6,500

They monitor and control electronic computer and peripheral electronic data processing equipment to process business, scientific, engineering, and other data according to operating instructions.

Projected decline: 22.9%

Median annual pay: $42,270

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 51,500

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 39,700

They provide information by accessing alphabetical, geographical, or other directories.

Projected decline: 22.6%

Median annual pay: $37,000

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 9,100

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 7,000

They operate diesel or electric-powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or conveyor.

Projected decline: 21.9%

Median annual pay: $56,450

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 1,500

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 1,200

They assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

Projected decline: 21.3%

Median annual pay: $33,350

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 45,700

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 36,000

They operate data entry devices, such as keyboards or photo composing perforators.

Projected decline: 21.1%

Median annual pay: $30,100

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 203,800

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 160,800

They plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and supportive services of a US post office, or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in an assigned post office.

Projected decline: 20.9%

Median annual pay: $71,670

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 14,200

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 11,200

They assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

Projected decline: 20.7%

Median annual pay: $31,310

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 218,900

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 173,600

They wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.

Projected decline: 20.6%

Median annual pay: $33,940

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 14,100

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 11,200

They grind, sand, or polish using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects.

Projected decline: 20.5%

Median annual pay: $28,720

Number of people who held this job in the US in 2016: 26,600

Predicted number of people who will hold this job in 2026: 21,100