Text: Crescent Moon
According to the 100 occupations of the "most under-employed" occupations released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in the fourth quarter of 2021, more than 40% belong to manufacturing and related personnel. In stark contrast to the labor loss in the manufacturing industry, the current takeaway, e-commerce, online live broadcasting and other fields have attracted many young people to work, and even talents such as master's students, who have always been considered popular, have also been exposed to tens of thousands of people joining the takeaway army.
The data shows that in 2019, the number of catering delivery workers exceeded 7 million. This movement begins to accelerate in 2020. It is reported that in the early stage of the outbreak in 2020, nearly 40% of the new takeaway riders came from manufacturing workers, with an average of 1.5 million people leaving the manufacturing industry every year. And its salary is much higher than the factory, in 2021, the monthly salary of mainland takeaway workers can be as high as 6,000 yuan, and some people can even reach tens of thousands, which has exceeded the wages of ordinary white-collar workers.
In addition, the most attractive to young people is the "iron rice bowl" industry, every graduation season, always surrounded by the news of "millions of graduates grabbing jobs". The data shows that the number of mainland public examinations in 2022 will exceed 2.02 million, an increase of 450,000 over 2021. Indeed, with the improvement of the level of education, more and more highly educated talents, and the competitive pressure of good jobs is also increasing. Parents also hope that we can find an "iron rice bowl" job.
Now for parents, the so-called "iron rice bowl" can be said to be very few. And sometimes with the changes in society, those who are popular today may not be able to eat well later, just like saying that in the 1980s, there were five major occupations called golden rice bowls. At that time, many people were eager to do it, but today they are reduced to the bottom of the work, so what are the five major occupations?
Film projectionist
I believe that many elderly people remember that every time a movie is played, several people will take cameras, film, sound and curtains to an empty place to assemble and play the movie. At that time, although all aspects were relatively backward, in order to enrich people's entertainment life, movies going to the countryside were very popular in the countryside at that time. Film projectionist has naturally become a favorite profession, not only simple and fun, but also a civil servant.
However, in today's digital cinema era, there is less need for projectionists. People can go to the cinema with movie tickets to see the movies they want to see. In addition, there are various entertainment projects, mobile TV cinema has been popularized, you can watch any movie you want to see at home, so the movie projector has slowly withdrawn from the historical stage.
Supply and marketing agency clerk
In the 1980s, the supply and marketing system was a product of the planning system, which controlled the supply of all the goods owned by the Chinese people at that time. The people's daily necessities and food snacks are uniformly supplied by the supply and marketing cooperatives. Not only that, but due to the limited quantity, many people can only buy in limited quantities. In the process of buying things, the most contacted is the cargo clerk, so at that time, the supply and marketing cooperatives cargo clerk became one of the most popular occupations.
With the continuous development of the country, the supply and marketing cooperatives have gradually disappeared in the long river of history, replaced by Wal-Mart, RT-Mart, Carrefour, Fat Donglai and other supermarkets and stores. Cooperatives gradually withdrew from the historical stage, and the supply and marketing cooperatives gradually became supermarket salesmen. They not only lost their former glory, but also became the bottom job with a monthly salary of two or three thousand yuan, and the welfare treatment was also very general.
driver
Driving in the 80s was really amazing, let alone cars, and many rural people didn't even have a bicycle. According to statistics, at that time, there were 1.78 million cars in China, of which passenger cars accounted for one-fifth, and people did not have many opportunities to learn to drive. So at that time, drivers were a very popular profession. As long as they can drive, most places compete for such talents, and the salary is also very high, but now it is not as beautiful as before.
As people's lives get better and better, so do their savings. Of course, the number of private cars is also increasing. As of the end of March 2022, there were 402 million motor vehicles in mainland China, including 307 million cars and 487 million motor vehicle drivers, of which 450 million were motor vehicle drivers. Due to the change in the number of cars, the treatment of the driver profession is no longer prominent, and the scenery of going out is no longer as beautiful as before.
In the past, because television was not widespread, the only way for people to receive information was to listen to the radio. Since broadcasting was important, the demands on broadcasters were also high. Mandarin must not only be very standard, but also need a distinctive voice that people can remember as soon as they listen to it. In addition to these, because broadcasting was a state-run unit, the salary and career promotion were very good, and many people wanted to be announcers at that time.
But now there are many platforms for people to obtain information, not only televisions, computers, but also mobile phones. These are inseparable from us every day, and fewer and fewer people listen to the radio. Nowadays, the announcer is just an ordinary position, more popular is the position of the host, they are not only sought after by the public, the annual income is also particularly high, and the announcer seems to be gradually forgotten.
postman
In the 1980s, the telephone was not yet widespread, and people everywhere relied mainly on letters for communication. I believe that many people have seen postmen who send packages on bicycles when they are young, and due to the inconvenience of transportation, they basically only go to one place once a week to deliver packages or letters. And that day is also the day that many people are most looking forward to. The postman belongs to the postal system and has a formal establishment, so the salary is also very good and respected.
However, with the development of the Internet and globalization, China's logistics industry is also developing rapidly. The courier took the place of the postman. The streets and alleys can see the figure of the courier brother. The salary is also much lower than before, and the work content is also very hard, and it is no longer an "iron rice bowl". Not only is it no longer an iron rice bowl, but everyone can pursue this profession, and the once conservative and backward mode of transportation has been completely replaced.
In general, although there are "golden rice bowl" occupations that many people envy in various eras, due to the continuous development of the times, all walks of life are also changing. Therefore, the vast majority of occupations are likely to usher in decline, therefore, we must keep pace with the times, continue to learn, and constantly improve ourselves in order to keep up with the pace of the times and not be eliminated by society.