From the Editor's Desk

There's no such thing as a stable career

Job insecurity has always been a fact of life. Just ask chimney sweeps, lectors, and telephone operators.

The rapid development of automation and artificial intelligence is dramatically changing industries - and jobs - around the world.

But look back at the last century-plus of economic history, and it quickly becomes clear that such rapid technological change and disruption has long been the rule, not the exception. Categories of jobs once viewed as integral to Western economies have shrunk or essentially disappeared, only to be replaced by new ones.

Though these changes often take place on an international scale, the United States - as the world's largest economy - has frequently been at the forefront of transformations in the workforce. What happens there seldom remains isolated for long and is often a harbinger for changes to come.

Here are some of the occupations that have disappeared or transformed over the past century and others that may drive the U.S. economy over the next 10 years and beyond.

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