There are more than 7 million job openings in the U.S. right now.
Still, many occupations are expected to shrink significantly in the near future. Positions like nurse practitioner and home health aide are expected to see continued job growth through 2026, while jobs like telephone operator and typist are expected to see a major decrease in demand.
That's according to a report released by personal finance site GoBankingRates. Using the latest job growth data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), GoBankingRates looked at the jobs that are predicted to see the biggest increase and decrease in employment between 2016 and 2026.
The site also used BLS data to identify the median annual salary for each of these positions. The pay for the jobs listed here ranges from $34,500 to $60,000.
If job security is a big factor for you in your search, you'll want to steer clear of the 10 positions below:
10. Telephone Operators
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 22.6 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $36,320
9. Computer Operators
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 22.8 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $44,270
8. Pourers and Casters, Metal
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 23.4 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $38,210
7. Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 24 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $35,140
6. Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 25.6 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $34,530
5. Watch Repairers
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 29.7 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $35,770
4. Word Processors and Typists
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 33.1 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $39,740
3. Parking Enforcement Workers
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 35.3 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $39,030
2. Respiratory Therapy Technicians
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 56.3 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $50,350
1. Locomotive Firers
Employment change between 2016 and 2026: 78.6 percent decrease
Median annual salary: $60,360
If you're worried about the future of your industry, or you're simply at a point where you want to switch careers, economists say now is the perfect time to make a change. According to Glassdoor's Chief Economist Andrew Chamberlain, the jobs that are seeing the most growth are in the business services and technology field. That's why, he says, it's important for job-seekers to demonstrate their tech skills when talking to future employers.
"You should have some ability to work with data," he told CNBC Make It in September. "It doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a data scientist, but more businesses today are making decisions with data, and they are expecting employees to be more fluent there."
But when considering the jobs on this list, GoBankingRates writer Joel Anderson says one clear commonality is that many of these roles will be replaced by automation and artificial intelligence very soon, regardless of industry.
"Three of the positions with the largest projected percentage decline are people whose job is to interact with technology, " he tells CNBC Make It. "It's not just manufacturing jobs that fall victim to the changing economy."
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