{"id":2497,"date":"2016-09-08T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2020-10-19T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:31:01","slug":"jobs-made-obsolete-by-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/jobs-made-obsolete-by-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Think about these once-popular jobs made obsolete by technology. Is yours safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look around you. \u00a0Reflect on the thousands of ways in which people make a living. \u00a0Care to guess which occupations might not be around in a generation, with technological advances rendering them obsolete? \u00a0Our grandparents would have been unable to imagine the number and scope of jobs that exist today.\u00a0 Many of the occupations\u00a0they would have been familiar with have become obsolete, and some are heading down the valley of no return, thanks to industrialization, modernization, and more recently, globalization.<\/p>\n<p>The scene from the movie <em>The Intern<\/em> (2015), where Robert De Niro tells Anne Hathaway about how he \u201cwas in charge of overseeing the printing of the physical phone book\u201d and the conversation that ensued afterwards would have teared\u00a0 up at least some of us.\u00a0 He talks about the decline of the once prosperous business because of technological advancements such as Google. \u00a0Here is a list of jobs that have become obsolete or are fast on their way out.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Stenographers<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2501\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tgidenver\/5462914355\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2501 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stenotype.jpg\" alt=\"A stenographer\" width=\"400\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stenotype.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stenotype-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tgidenver<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every executive once had a stenographer they dictated notes and letter outlines to. \u00a0Today&#8217;s smartphone-wielding generation wouldn&#8217;t know the pressure stenographers used to be under so that not a single word was missed.<\/p>\n<h2>2. File clerks<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2502\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nels\/4346988512\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/filing-clerks.jpg\" alt=\"Files\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/filing-clerks.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/filing-clerks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/filing-clerks-177x118.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nels Highberg<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the onset of the digital documentation era, clerks whose sole purpose was to file documents such as medical records and office reports, are increasingly moving on in search of new job opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Telephone switchboard operators<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2503\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70251312@N00\/9490231500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/switchboard-operators.jpg\" alt=\"Telephone switchboard operators\" width=\"480\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/switchboard-operators.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/switchboard-operators-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Wystan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the early years after the telephone was invented, all calls had to be routed through a switchboard.\u00a0 A telephone switchboard operator had to manually switch calls with the help of phone plugs and take down phone numbers if the lines were busy.\u00a0 With the advent of automatic exchange, telephone switchboard operators are no longer needed.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Ice-delivery men<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2504\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/imlsdcc\/4669567676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ice-delivery.jpg\" alt=\"Ice delivery company\" width=\"480\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ice-delivery.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ice-delivery-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>IMLS Digital Collections &amp; Content<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the refrigeration technique was invented, ice-delivery men used to go from house to house, delivering ice for iceboxes.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Newspaper typesetters<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2505\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/queen_of_subtle\/4462520710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/typesetting.jpg\" alt=\"Typesetting\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/typesetting.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/typesetting-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jenni Konrad<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in the time when there were no layouts or even computers, for creating newspaper pages, each piece of type had to be placed in the printing presses in the correct order.\u00a0 This was the job of the newspaper typesetter.\u00a0 Just imagine spending hours doing this!<\/p>\n<h2>6. Elevator operators<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2506\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/e-lame\/3763668847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/elevator-operators.jpg\" alt=\"Elevators operator\" width=\"425\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/elevator-operators.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/elevator-operators-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>e-lame<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Little do we know about the troubles that elevator operators had to go through once upon a time.\u00a0 For an elevator cab to properly land on the desired floor, operators were required to manually pull levers.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Telegraphists<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2507\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bowena\/486784363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/telegram.jpg\" alt=\"Telegram\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/telegram.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/telegram-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bowen Murphy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many of the people reading this post would have never received a telegram. That opportunity has flown the nest. \u00a0India&#8217;s last telegram was sent on July 14, 2013.\u00a0 Along with it died an occupation that was in high demand nearly a century ago.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Cycle <em>rickshawalas<\/em><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2508\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jasonrufus\/6388070753\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rickshawalas.jpg\" alt=\"Cycle rickshawalas\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rickshawalas.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rickshawalas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/rickshawalas-177x118.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jason Rufus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The memory of cycle rickshaws must be still fresh in most of our minds.\u00a0 Motorized vehicles, especially auto rickshaws have put cycle rickshaws out of business, except in pockets where they may serve as a local sightseeing option for tourists.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Matchmakers<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2510\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mynameisharsha\/6001797224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wedding-invitation.jpg\" alt=\"An Indian wedding invite\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wedding-invitation.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wedding-invitation-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wedding-invitation-177x118.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Harsha K. R.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the advent of matrimonial websites, matchmakers or wedding brokers served\u00a0families by bringing marriage proposals for their grown sons and daughters from near and far.\u00a0 Even today, they do exist in parts of the country. However, their popularity has declined with more and more people choosing to go online and find a match the \u201cmodern way\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Bullock-cart handlers<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2509\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dhruvaraj\/3945996053\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/bullockcart-handlers.jpg\" alt=\"Bullockcart \" width=\"480\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/bullockcart-handlers.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/bullockcart-handlers-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dhruvaraj S.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These beasts of burden were common sights on dirt roads across the country.\u00a0 Tarmac roads have replaced dirt roads, and engine-driven vehicles have replaced bullock carts.<\/p>\n<p>Have we missed any other job that has gone obsolete or is on its way out? \u00a0If so, drop a comment and let us know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks and\u00a0months, many startups have been showing the door to dozens if not hundreds of their employees. \u00a0Here is a list of\u00a0helpful dos and don\u2019ts to help you bounce back:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/open-letter-to-employees-laid-off-by-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Open Letter To Employees Laid Off By Startups Such As Flipkart, Ola, Zomato, Snapdeal, TinyOwl, And FoodPanda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look around you. \u00a0Reflect on the thousands of ways in which people make a living. \u00a0Care to guess which occupations might not be around in a generation, with technological advances rendering them obsolete? \u00a0Our grandparents would have been unable to imagine the number and scope of jobs that exist today.\u00a0 Many of the occupations\u00a0they would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":2505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Think about these once-popular jobs made obsolete by technology. 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