The 30 Biggest Job Losses in Absolute Terms

A career declining 1% with 3 million workers loses more jobs than one declining 30% with 1,000 workers. This table ranks by projected jobs lost (thousands).

Cashiers lead with 314,000 projected jobs lost—more than the next two combined. Large, common occupations dominate because even modest percentage declines translate to massive absolute losses.

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# ▲ Occupation ▲ Salary ▼ Decline ▲ Jobs Lost ▼ AI Exp. ▲ Driver ▲

Sources: BLS OEWS 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 · Yale Budget Lab AI Exposure Data (Feb 2026)