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Louise Tutelian /

MoneyWatch/ December 15, 2011, 8:20 PM

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Automation and offshoring will decimate the ranks of production managers by 2018. According to the BLS, employment will drop by 11,900 jobs from a 2008 total of 156,100. With faster machines and better productivity, one plant can do the work of two, squeezing managers out. Increased imports of manufactured goods will do additional damage. With 50 percent of the textile industry moving off-shore, for example, half the plant managers in that sector are at risk of losing their jobs. The outlook is equally bleak for managers in the computer, electronics, and auto parts industries.

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SarahShed says:
None of these jobs disappeared in 2012 yet and don't see it happening, so to answer the question: No. This writer might be out of a job if this is his/her idea of a good article.
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Theradiokid says:
Broadcast Announcers aren't going anywhere.
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mfleming52@gmail.com says:
I know ONE job that I would like to see ended in 2012...that is the job of the Complainer in Chief, Barack Obama.
There...I said it...now let the Druids of the left start calling me a racist and a variety of other names...cause'thats how they roll...
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dman6015 says:
Don't know about all Broadcast Announcers disappearing in 2012, but hopefully your poster boy will disappear.
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John_Steinsvold says:
An Alternative to Capitalism (if the people knew about it, they would demand it)

Several decades ago, Margaret Thatcher claimed: "There is no alternative". She was referring to capitalism. Today, this negative attitude still persists.

I would like to offer an alternative to capitalism for the American people to consider. Please click on the following link. It will take you to an essay titled: "Home of the Brave?" which was published by the Athenaeum Library of Philosophy:

http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/steinsvold.htm

John Steinsvold

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."
~ Albert Einstein
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i-arman says:
Gosh. This article makes some pretty stunning points! If the job market has been flat for the last 10 years, or if the job s all about old, outmoded technology, don't get a degree in that!

...You're going to need to write better stuff than this to stay ahead. I hear the job market isn't good for reporters these days.
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obtel29 says:
I wrote, "I feel that I have lost brain cells ready such tripe."

I meant I lost brain cells reading this tripe..... Do see the effects of this dumb article???
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obtel29 says:
Simply put no on all counts..... The single dumbest article published to date by any media outlet. I feel cheated. I feel that I have lost brain cells ready such tripe. You have wasted 10 mins of my valuable life and I want it back!!
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LocKDeltz says:
I agree with half of the article. Obviously there is too many jobs in the financial/service/government sector. We don't have enough manufacturing jobs, that's problem. We do need plant managers, we do need chemist, we need productive jobs that produce something such as technology and agriculture. Unnecessary jobs are like judges, talk show hosts, and news reporters.
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timchi1956 says:
Many judges are power hungry and arrogant. They think they know best, shut up and do what I say. Judge Judy is a perfect example, she is a wannabe know it all, if you watch one show its plain to see her elevator stops on the 6th floor not the top floor. I find it offensive that she appears to represent the court system in America. In short she moans and groans and puts on an air of superiority. In reality she is just a high paid *****, which is more offensive. I say good rid-dens to her and and the others, she and takes up valuable time on the airwaves that could be spent watching cartoons. You know something worth watching.
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