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Print Media: Don't Call It A Comeback:
Those peripheral fields that heavily rely on printing presses a blazing, will cease rising in importance and necessity. The ink industry, paper manufacturers and printing companies alike will shrink. The men and women laboring in print facilities are sure to see jobs lost as circulation continues to shift towards digital subscriptions. News paper delivery persons and newsstands risk becoming obsolete sooner than later. The same can be said for the paper books, magazines and textbook industry.
GOODBYE MR. POSTMAN
Another
industry or entity victimized by technology and assured a perpetual
downward spiral is the United States Postal Service. The need for snail
mail is already outdated and hanging on by a thread because mass
marketing junk mailers who won’t let go. As internet access spreads and
broadband connection speeds multiply, the amount of paid postage mail
will evaporate. The USPS generated $66 billion of revenue during 2011[2];
$1.9 billion in salaries and benefits per week. They employ an
equivalent of 19 thousand full time employees all coordinating a massive
postal delivery infrastructure. Total retail revenue and customer
visits have decreased all but one year[3]
over the last 10 years. The U.S. postal service pays United Parcel
Service and Federal Express to deliver in excess of 400 million packages
each year. Outsourcing so large a portion of their business is not the
actions of a market leader. If the USPS was a private company in 2011
they would have ranked 35th. Many if not all these jobs will
be lost with increased e-mail use and never return. Postmasters,
service clerks and security personal are just 3 occupations affected
every time a new Blackberry or I-Phone is purchased. Technologically
advanced mechanisms are displacing labor workers and thinning their rank
and file as well. New century sorting devices and high end scanners are
more efficient and cost effective than their human counterparts.
Self-serve kiosks are replacing clerks and cashiers who once processed
mail and sold postage. Machines do not need healthcare, vacations or
personal days; all costs that drive down profits and will eventually
lead to more job loss. A pandemic poisoning service industries and
reducing labor forces at a more rapid rate than new jobs are being
created. Technological advancement comes with a cost!URBAN AGRICULTURE - VERTICAL GROWING
A field that will rise in demand and importance will be urban agriculture. To be more specific, urban roof top horticulture. An ever rising population needs an ever increasing food supply. The cost of petroleum trickles down to the items stocked on shelves in the aisles of stores patronized by everyday consumers. Locally grown vegetables and fruits have competitive advantages over large farmers who must take into account spoilage when pricing their goods. The price at the gas pump with the addition to salaries of long distance transportation, the specialized equipment necessary to ensure fresh delivered produce and the final packaging all affect the check out price when scanned at a kiosk. Another advantage is local restaurant operators, produce retailers, fruit and veggie stands can order strand specific tomatoes, apples, herbs and spices etc. in order to bring a more unique culinary experience for customers. Locavores[4] are growing demographic and combined with today’s conscious eaters who pay premiums for healthy alternatives; this niche market will be expanded upon; perhaps even adopted by the mass public. With relative low start off costs and little overhead, landlords who would enjoy lining their pockets with profits from a space underutilized and generating no income; this sector will see job growth.
GARBAGE ANYONE?
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