Top Ten Job Sectors In Decline

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When it comes to the current economy, those looking to make a change or get a new job; have a lot to consider. Though the job market is expected to improve fairly soon-along with the economy-there is still a lot of trepidation in the minds of career minded in regards to the professions they are currently in, as well as professions they may be seeking to get into. Below, we take a look at the ten job sectors that are most likely to see a decrease in job availability in 2010-due to the recent economic downturn.

1. Postal Service: The projected lessening of available jobs in the postal service is due in part to the economy, but also is greatly impacted by the fact that people more and more use email to send communications-not snail mail. This said, there has already been talk about cutting off certain days of normal mail delivery or increasing mail prices as a result.
2. Department Stores: People spend less time in department stores now, more than ever. As a result, 10% of their jobs will disappear. Why? People spend most of their time shopping in specialty stores and online; but overall, people are spending less, and this too has a huge impact.
3. Printing: Another industry to lose a slew of jobs this year are jobs held in the printing business. Why? For the same reason as the postal service-because people are reading, communicating, and interacting online-and using less and less printed materials. The reasons are twofold-for convenience and be more and more green in using less resources i.e. trees.
4. Newspapers/Magazines/Periodicals: Closely related to the printing services industry is that of media printed on paper. More and more, people are choosing to read their news and magazines online for both convenience and also to use less paper.
5. Semiconductor Manufacturing: This industry has been steadily losing jobs due to problems in transportation industries; and this year is expected to lose approximately 33% of its jobs.
6. Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing: In 2010, the manufacturing of motor vehicle parts is expected to lose approximately 20% of their positions.
7. Gas Stations: Another industry projected to lose jobs on a general basis is that of gas stations at 8% of previous positions available.
8. Apparel Manufacturing (cut and sew): The apparel manufacturing industry that is focused on cutting on sewing or more manual labor is expected to also take a hit by losing over 57% of previous jobs.
9. Wired Telecom: The wired telecom industry is looking at losing approximately 11% of previous 666,000 jobs.
10. Mining Support: Mining support is expected to decline by as much as 23% in 2010.

This said, though you may have no connection to any of these industries, you may be wondering what’s next-and what industries are the most safe this year and coming years. The best bets for job security are in the medical, computer science, and engineering fields-and any job that focuses on going green and being more eco-conscious.