The employment crisis in the United States stems from internal issues (insufficient connection between education and industry, wage stagnation, skyrocketing housing costs), but the transition to AI, automation, and remote work has further raised existing barriers to entry.

In many job categories, simple support roles are already being replaced by AI, and without job skills, it is becoming increasingly difficult to even get hired.

Due to advancements in AI technology, I have summarized the job categories that are disappearing or experiencing rapid declines in employment as follows.

1. Data Entry and Simple Office Jobs

   • Example: Data clocking, document scanning, simple Excel tasks

   • Reason: Most tasks can be automated with RPA (Robotic Process Automation), OCR, etc.

2. Telephone Operators / Call Center Employees

   • Example: Responding to customer inquiries, booking appointments

   • Reason: Introduction of chatbots, voice AI, and automated call routing systems

3. Bank Tellers and Counter Staff

   • Example: Processing deposits and withdrawals, opening accounts

   • Reason: Expansion of mobile banking, kiosks, and AI financial consulting

4. Translators (general documents, websites, etc.)

   • Example: Website translation for small to medium enterprises, basic document translation

   • Reason: Improved accuracy of GPT-based automatic translation

5. Basic Accounting / Bookkeeping

   • Example: Processing vouchers, organizing receipts

   • Reason: Introduction of accounting automation SaaS (QuickBooks, Xero, domestic services like Jarvis, Douzone, etc.)

6. Traffic Control / Parking Management Staff

   • Example: Collecting parking fees, monitoring traffic

   • Reason: Introduction of automated payment systems and AI surveillance cameras

7. Newspaper and Magazine Journalists (general news writing)

   • Example: Summarizing stock market news, sports results articles

   • Reason: AI journalism tools can automatically generate articles (e.g., Bloomberg GPT, GPT SportsBot)

8. Fast Food Counter Staff

   • Example: Taking orders, explaining the menu

   • Reason: Expansion of kiosks and voice ordering systems

9. Sales Representatives for Simple Product Descriptions

   • Example: Explaining home appliances, introducing basic insurance products

   • Reason: AI chatbots or digital self-service platforms can replace them

10. Academy Instructors Focused on Textbook-Based Lectures

    • Example: Grammar for college entrance exams, solving high school math problems

    • Reason: Proliferation of AI tutors and personalized learning apps (Khanmigo, Santa TOEIC, etc.)

Job Categories Gradually Decreasing in Employment (Change is Slow but Certain)

• Paralegals: Demand is decreasing due to automation of contract drafting and research

• Medical Coordinators / Hospital Receptionists: Automation of appointment scheduling systems

• Video Editors (basic level): Increased use of template-based AI editing tools

• Researchers / Survey Analysts: AI performs data collection and pattern analysis

• Real Estate Agents (some): Emergence of automated property comparisons and AI-based recommendation systems