Jobs that are on their way out the door

Dodging vicious dogs and dealing with extreme weather may soon become a thing of the past as fewer and fewer people are sending mail each year. Though there will always be a need for someone to deliver that birthday card from your old Aunt Suzy, likely it will be the same person that delievers the other random mail for your entire neighbourhood, maybe even district.  

When's the last time you visited your local library branch? Like most of us, you probably can't recall. We can thank the e-reader and digital bookstores for the rapid decline in library users. Though librarians are still managing to hold on to the few jobs still out there, technology has helped drastically improve filing systems making everything much quicker and easier to manage so  there is less need for manpower. 

Whether you're buying groceries or picking up a dress for Saturday night's birthday bash, long line ups at the cash desk are soon to be a thing of the past. Most grocery and big box stores have already installed self check-out stations, but soon you'll be able to go in a store, pick out what you want, pay for it on your mobile phone and head out the door without ever having to speak or interact with anyone. 

The last time you went to talk to a bank teller was most likely when you were opening an account, changing money or asking about insurance or investments. Mobile banking has come a long way in the last few years and it's only getting better - Have you e-deposited a cheque, yet? Between online and telephone banking, there won't be much need for this friendly, smiling face anymore. 

Like everything else, journalism is going digital. Though there will always be a few straglers holding on to hard copy editorial, journalists who want to stay in the game will have to put on their digital hats and journey into the interwebs. 

Being a travel agent used to be so much fun! You'd spend your days scouring for flight deals and helping people plan amazing adventures. Now, thanks to sites like Expedia and Booking.com, people have become their own travel agents and if they still need advice, they head to well-known travel blogs and review sites like TripAdvisor for first hand information. 

Hey, you in the striped shirt! No one is paying attention to you. That's because there are about 100 cameras zoomed in a million times closer than your eyes are capable of seeing watching every milisecond of what's happening in the game from every possible angle. Oh, and if we didn't catch it the first time, we can always rewind and watch it again in slow motion. 

Knowing how to use photo editing software like Photoshop used to be a big deal. That is, until the world of iPhone cameras and mobile photography apps turned just about everyone into Ansel Adams. Though, surely the quality is different, we still think our Instagram looks pretty good. 

Soon you will be able to enjoy silence instead of all that jarbled noise over the dispatch radio. That's because taxi apps like Uber and Hailo are getting more and more popular. Even Beck Taxi has an app because they've realized it really is the 'smarter' way to hail a cab!

Why keep hard copies when digital copies take up no space and are much quicker to pull up? Sadly, just like the office printer and photocopier, the filing clerk is on their way out the door. 

You won't have to worry about spilling your coffee on the paper during your lazy Sunday morning reads since you'll likely be using a more compact and less cumbersome e-reader, as newspaper delivery will soon be a thing of the past.

With apps like Songza catering music to your mood or other songs that you've 'liked', it's hard to imagine why anyone would bother listening to the radio anymore. Even if you're really into talk radio, you're better off to subscribe to one of the many quality podcasts available.