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Replaced by a computer

According to the Associated Press, millions of jobs around the world have been lost due to increasingly sophisticated technology. Read on to see which professions have been hardest hit by the advance of the machines.

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Factory workers continue to be replaced by robots.

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The librarian becomes increasingly rare as that job is taken by automated retrieval systems.

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Sales and inventory are increasingly tracked through cloud computing.

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Automated systems are eliminating conductors on some high-tech rail-lines.

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The number of switchboard and telephone operators is declining as technology makes their jobs obsolete.

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Self-check kiosks have been replacing people working ticket-counters.

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Travel websites are replacing travel agents as many people's go to vacation booking option.

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Bank Tellers are becoming scarcer as smart-phones and computers allow people to bank from anywhere.

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Many businesses are replacing secretaries and administrative assistants with electronic calendars and reminder apps.

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The post office is feeling the pinch from technology as well, reducing the number of letter carriers they employ as a result of the increased use of email and other electronic communication.

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Toll collectors are being replaced by computerized toll takers such as the E-Z Pass.

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Bookkeepers and accounting clerks are losing ground to online tax preparation software.