Worried that technology improvements or the struggling economy might soon cost you your job? While a prediction isn't a guarantee, employment predictions from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics show that some occupations are expected to decline in the near future.

The projections, which are updated every two years, show that the total number of people employed in the United States will have increased 10 percent — by 15. 6 million — between 2006 and 2016. Not all jobs, however, are on the rise. Check out this list of 30 jobs expected to be among the fastest declining.


(Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career Guide to Industries.)