20 jobs most at risk next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.


The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. labor market, and according to new data from job and review site Glassdoor, the damage done within some industries might be irreversible. Glassdoor Chief Economist Andrew Chamberlain breaks down pandemic-affected jobs into three categories: jobs that won’t return until the coronavirus is under control, jobs that may take years to get back to pre-pandemic levels, and jobs that may never return.

Jobs that likely will not return until COVID-19 is under control include anything in the personal services, including beauty consultants and stylists as well as discretionary health care jobs like audiologists, who help with hearing aids, optometrists, and physical therapists. Event coordinators are also a part of this category. Chamberlain says that these jobs might eventually return in 2021 as long as a vaccine is available.  

Jobs that might take years to come back come to full employment include those in the foodservice and education industries. “The restaurant industry is in kind of a crisis right now. The restaurants will be back after COVID; it’s just going to take years to get back to where we were in February,” he said.

Jobs likely to suffer most in 2021 due to COVID-19

Job Title

October 2020 Open Jobs

Percent Decline During COVID-19

Audiologist

2,336

-70%

Event Coordinator

1,723

-69%

Product Demonstrator

2,567

-63%

Optician

2,208

-61%

Chef

6,569

-56%

Executive Assistant

2,308

-55%

Beauty Consultant

6,065

-53%

Valet

2,485

-51%

Stylist

5,237

-50%

Coach

6,844

-47%

Brand Ambassador

5,925

-41%

Pet Groomer

3,854

-41%

Physical Therapist

17,372

-40%

Intern

7,731

-39%

Professor

8,651

-39%

HR Generalist

3,314

-37%

Accounts Payable Specialist

3,417

-37%

Receptionist

11,627

-35%

Instructor

12,751

-34%

Sales Manager

16,525

-34%

Accountant

19,723

-29%

Account Executive

14,337

-27%

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