These Are the Most Threatened Jobs in Canada

As more and more people rely on the internet and social media to stay in touch, the letter carrier who knows everybody in the neighbourhood is a dying breed. This is a trend all around the world.

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Canada Post still has job opportunities for letter carriers, but if you want a similar job with a better future outlook, you may want to look for opportunities in logistics instead. The rise of online shopping means that there is a greater call for people who can deliver packages.

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Typists are less in demand as more people become computer literate and use computer programs to do their typing, memo-writing and transcribing work.

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In Canada, there has been a decline in the number of job vacancies for general office workers from 2015 to 2016. However, you can make yourself more employable by learning skills such as bookkeeping and payroll administration.

The increased use of automated meter readers means that there has been a decline in the demand for meter readers who go around to people’s houses and collect utility data.

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If you want to follow a career in utilities, you will find more opportunities if you’re willing to do hard labour. Field workers are still in demand, especially if they are skilled in a trade such as welding.

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With machines being able to do as much plowing, planting, and harvesting as several people, general farm labourers are losing out to mechanization. In Canada, job vacancies for agricultural workers declined by nearly 20% from 2015 to 2016.

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A good way to remain working in agriculture is to learn the business side of the industry or to become a farm manager. Alternatively, you could try focusing on food processing.

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Large retailers and online shopping are helping along the demise of the traditional jewellery store.

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Just because fewer people visit jewellery stores doesn’t mean that there won’t be any opportunities for you if you want to become a jeweller. You simply need to adapt to market trends and sell your designs online.

Insurance companies are increasingly using software to price out the different types of insurance they offer. This means that there is less demand for insurance underwriters.

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Insurance brokers, who work independently from insurance companies to negotiate the best deals for their clients, have a better job outlook.

In some parts of Canada this job is on the decline too, but in the more densely populated regions their prospects are fair. Brokers who have specialized knowledge of, say, agricultural insurance will find more opportunities.

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There is less call for seamstresses and tailors to repair damaged clothes. Most consumers find it more convenient and often also cheaper to simply buy new clothes instead.

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If you want a viable career as a seamstress or tailor, you may want to focus on creating bespoke clothing. You can also design your own clothes and sell these creations online.

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With more and more consumers now opting for online publications or e-readers, fewer newspapers, magazines, and books are being printed. The result is a decline in the demand for print binding and finishing workers.

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Instead of becoming a print binding and finishing worker, you can look for employment elsewhere in the manufacturing industry. Many Canadian manufacturers are experiencing a shortage of skilled workers.

An alternative is to learn how to design e-books, but since many writers do their own layout before self-publishing, you may not find as many opportunities as you’d like.

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As people increasingly take digital pictures and share them online, the demand for print pictures and the people who operate photo processing machinery has dropped dramatically in recent years.

Photographers have a better job outlook, and in Canada this career is expected to show some growth in the next few years. However, it is a small career field, competition is tough, and you’ll have more opportunities freelancing than trying to find a full-time job as a photographer.

Print publications such as newspapers are rapidly losing readership and advertising revenue to online publications. In Canada, as in other countries, the newspaper industry has suffered serious cutbacks.

Journalists can try and find online employment but the competition for writing jobs is fierce and wages are low. Many former journalists now look for employment in marketing or PR, where the future job outlook is much better.