Disappearing Jobs
The numbers are in – but the truth may be very different than your job’s result suggests.
Early this year, the World Economic Forum published their insightful ‘Future of Jobs Report 2025’ which includes a ranking of the ‘Fastest-growing and fastest-declining jobs, 2025‑2030.’
When making significant decisions, don’t just look at the numbers.
Look behind the numbers.
Discover how the numbers were arrived at and then take time to think more deeply about what they might be a truer reflection of.
In the case of these fastest-declining job numbers, the report clearly notes that the numbers reflect ‘Top jobs by fastest net growth and net decline, projected by surveyed employers.’
Projected by surveyed employers.
Which means that the rankings are not an absolute reflection of reality, as we all too often take numbers to be. Numbers feel certain and absolute to us – even when so often they’re not. Reflecting feelings about the unknown future, rather than known facts from the past.
In a changing world where images can now be ‘designed’ with a prompt and AI agents can ‘assist’ us, it’s not surprising that employers feel there might be less need for roles such as Graphic Designers and Administrative Assistants. While not realising the full scope and nuance of the work of a skilled designer and expert assistant. From diagnosing unclear requirements to correcting misguided directions.
For many of our jobs, rankings like these signal that our profession is changing, evolving, not disappearing.
Giving us additional time to adapt and upskill. Whether it’s learning how to manage AI assistants, deliver packages not letters, or more thoughtfully and strategically make important decisions based on numbers.
That we can count on.