Historically, a child’s career choices have often been determined and driven by their parents. The child lives through childhood with the pressure of becoming something his parents want him or her to be. The childhood which they should have been enjoying becomes the darkest period of life and they just want to escape it and turn into an adult overnight. By saying “we know the best for our child’’, are we restricting our children from pursuing their dreams and passions? Are we giving birth to free human beings of tomorrow or slave robots?

Slave robots who now are threatening many professions and killing careers of the past as each day goes by. Here is a list of the top 10 dying professions!

10) Travel Agent

All the credit goes to online travel sites. They are playing a large role in destroying this career.

9) Mortgage Broker

Again the honor goes to online sites. Now you have online brokers who quote cheaply and quickly, saving you from the hassle of traveling.

8) Lawyer

Computer algorithms are making case research easier by the day, leading towards a decline in this profession. Experts suggest that a better alternative to lawyers would be witness profiling.

7) Data Entry Clerk

These guys have suffered the biggest decline thanks to the Internet, word processing, and voicemail which do most of the tasks that were once delegated.

6) Fast Food Cook

Not only are skilled jobs are at risk, but also those which don’t need much qualification. Automation is playing a major role in cutting jobs: robots can follow instructions perfectly and cook way fast than humans.

5) IT Support

IT workers are in much less demand than they used to be. Nowadays, companies outsource I.T. related jobs due to it being the cheaper option.

4) Newspaper Reporter

Again, the prime culprit behind destroying this job is the Internet along with many others mentioned before. Newspaper circulation is at a record low and is making newspaper companies reduce their workforce.

3) Detective

Due to advancements in technology, surveillance, databanks, and spyware are making this job much easier leading to redundancy for detectives.

2) Architect

It takes 6 years of university education and 3 to 5 years of internship to become an architect. Comparatively, it requires just software and some diploma qualifications to do almost as much as an architect can offer. The cheaper alternatives available are making it difficult for qualified architects to find work.

1) Primary Care Physician

With the availability of cheap in-home test machines and house call doctors, it will become difficult even for medical doctors to find jobs in the future.