Career research · September 2026

The 2027 Job Market Shift

Which roles keep growing, which are already losing postings, and what to do in the next thirty days. Twelve sectors classified role by role on automation exposure and growth momentum. Nothing is disappearing overnight; everything is being repriced.

ReportPublished 1 September 2026·Every figure checked 19 September 2026·22 min read

By Puneet Dang, Founder and Chief Executive, EDZER Education. Author of The Resume Toolkit and The Psychology of Getting Hired.

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Sectors analysed
Technology to skilled trades
192
Roles classified
Declining or growing
44%
Of classified roles are declining
Author's classification, Sep 2026
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Sectors untouched on both measures
The central finding
Section 01

Nothing is disappearing overnight. Everything is being repriced.

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12
Sectors analysed, from technology to skilled trades
192
Individual roles classified as declining or growing
44%
Of classified roles sit on the declining side
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Sectors untouched by the shift on both measures
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Section 02

Exposure is not the same as decline

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Sector analysis: technology, marketing, finance and operations

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Sector analysis: healthcare, creative, HR and sales

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Sector analysis: legal, education, industry and media

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Where the jobs actually are, market by market

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Where to learn the skills in the growing column

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