15 Jobs That Probably Won’t Be Here in 50 Years

With the ongoing advancement of technology, numerous existing occupations may become obsolete, particularly in light of the developments in AI. A recent internet survey asked, “What jobs will disappear by 2030, 2040, 2050, 2070?” We collected the 15 best replies.

Cashiers

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“Yes, but I think some of these jobs will be retained for social or human factor reasons. People/institutions still want a physical presence in certain roles, even when technology has made them redundant.”

“I don’t agree they will all disappear. All over Europe, there are self-checkouts now. It’s 25 years since the first self-checkout. And still, many people prefer human checkouts.”

Taxi Drivers

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“Considering some of my experiences with Google Maps while delivery driving, that thought really scares me.”

“It’ll take a few revisions, but with ML + AI, the goal would constantly be learning and adding a lot of stuff to have vehicles talking to each other to improve routes and share info; this will hopefully be improved upon a lot by 2070.”

Pilots

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“I think they will simply have the pilot on the plane virtually to keep people feeling safe.”

“Well you have that, but you also have it knowing the exact time it takes to get from Toronto to Missoula, including traffic, so I don’t know.”

Shelf Fillers        

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“Shelf-stocking will be done by robots with AI front ends. All night the robots will wander the store aisles re-stocking and stock checking.”

“Looking for plunder and prey!”

“I have a degree in CS and years of programming experience; this is not optimistic.”

Retail & Customer Service    

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” Over the next 10-15 years, we’ll see the loss of the vast majority of service-related jobs, including retail, food, general customer service, and sales, probably as a result of a combination of seemingly unrelated factors converging at the same time.”

“The emergence of proper artificial intelligence coupled with automation, and a shift in our societal needs/demands, will push us into a world without servants or slaves and instead into a self-help/instant gratification based lifestyle.”

Doctors

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“I think doctors will disappear sooner than we expect. AI already outperforms doctors when precisely diagnosing some diseases.”

“GPs could be partially automated in the 2020s, with home testing kits for many diseases already available and biomedical devices that measure various aspects of the body (though still very expensive). The future is here, but it’s not evenly distributed.”

Middle Management

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“I personally feel like middle-level management jobs will disappear before service jobs; people like having a human waiter when they go out for a meal, but everyone hates their boss/manager and probably wouldn’t care that much if they got replaced with AI.” “The business case for an AI in these jobs is also very strong as such managers earn relatively high salaries, whereas an AI could do the same job for free.”

Bankers & Accountants

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“A sizable portion of their jobs now can be done by apps and AI.”

“Many low-level accountants doing menial, repetitive tasks will get replaced.” 

Lawyers

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“Within a decade or two, a single lawyer working with an AI should be able to do the work of 20 or more lawyers. The law is exceedingly rule-based and tends to be decided on published precedents. Rules and precedents the AI can be trained upon.”

“Disagree with accountants and lawyers. You can automate bookkeeping and legal references, but in practice, accounting and law require a high degree of professional judgment which AI would not be able to execute without being able to replicate human behavior. At that point, AI would be able to replace just about any human profession.”

Chauffeurs

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“We’ve basically got self-driving cars connected via wireless mobile connections downloading software updates for their AI from servers halfway around the globe in seconds. The 70s are a long time ago, my friend.”

Surgeons

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“Surgery is one of those 99% problems – it’s easy enough to automate 99% of the task, but that last crucial 1% requires true AI.”

“Remote surgeries using robot arms aren’t new, so I think it is just a matter of time until an AI becomes able to do it on its own.”

Security Guards

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“I vote for drivers of all kinds, receptionists, cooks at fast food chains, and all security jobs that require sitting around and watching (parking lot, airport security, building security, malls, etc.).”

“I’m not sure. I work a second job in security which could have been automated 20 years ago. I think a human presence makes people feel more secure.”

Electricians & Plumbers

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“A robot with a good basic AI could easily replace them when everything is standard.”

“For residential work, you would need full AI (and there’s no guarantee we will ever reach that point) to diagnose the problem and get into places.”

Technology Inventors

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“I wonder if there will be a tipping point, where so many people are unemployed that there will actually not be any incentive for big corporations to automate anymore since no one can afford anything?”

“If it can be automated and cheaply done, they will do it for profit’s sake. We are very much looking into the future like the expanse.”

Judges

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“Which makes reasonable sense, too. A robot is far more reliable and fair than a judge, who can be easily biased or corrupted.”

“True, but who is programming the robot?”

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