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Worst Career #1: Teller

Median Annual Salary: $24,940*

Projected Job Growth from 2010 to 2020**: 1 percent, or 7,300 new jobs

What's one sign that your career is endangered? When it can be replaced by an app.

Tellers handle bank transactions such as money deposits, check cashing, and payments, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. But the problem is that online and mobile banking applications can now perform many of the same transactions tellers do. And because fewer bank customers will visit the teller window, there will be a decreased demand for tellers, the Department of Labor says.

Tellers also "deal with pretty small amounts [of money]," Hadley says, which can translate to a relatively small level of responsibility and compensation.

Worst Career #2: Fashion Designer

Median Annual Salary: $62,860

Projected Job Growth from 2010 to 2020:0 percent, or 0 jobs

Want to pursue a career as a fashion designer? Then get ready to join the growing pool of candidates trying to pursue the zero jobs that the U.S. Department of Labor predicts will be added in this industry between 2010 and 2020.

Plus, starting salaries for designers - who might study fashion trends and create original clothing or accessories - tend to be "very low," the Department of Labor reports. That's partly due to the popularity of the career, says Andrea St. Jean, a New Hampshire-based career counselor.

"Because it's considered a really sexy job, it's so competitive that [positions] can be low-paying," she says.

Worst Career #3: 
Dental Laboratory Technician

Median Annual Salary: $36,090

Projected Job Growth from 2010 to 2020:1 percent, or 300 new jobs

What's the downside of better preventive dental care? Worse job prospects for dental laboratory technicians, who, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, are responsible for creating dentures, crowns, bridges, and other dental appliances.

Because visits to the dentist have increased, baby boomers and their children are more likely to keep their teeth than generations past, so there is less need for dental technician services, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

And because the job doesn't require advanced education or skills, the pay is low, St. Jean says.

Worst Career #4: 
Craft and Fine Artist

Median Annual Salary: $29,600 for craft artists; $44,850 for fine artists

Projected Job Growth from 2010 to 2020:5 percent, or 3,100 new jobs

If you dream of pursuing a career as an artist, you'll probably need more than your creativity to make a living. "It has much more to do with a person's marketing savvy than their talent," Hadley says. And that makes sense since in addition to developing creative ideas or new methods for making art, craft and fine artists also develop portfolios to show gallery owners and others interested in their work, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

While there are plenty of artists who aren't starving, the real problem is that there are plenty of artists, period. And that competition - along with a weak economy - drives down both the potential pay and job opportunities for artists, Hadley says.

Worst Career #5: Credit Authorizer

Median Annual Salary: $33,600

Projected Job Growth from 2010 to 2020:5 percent, or 2,600 new jobs

If you were a credit authorizer, you might help others realize sunnier financial prospects. But the outlook wouldn't be so bright for your own professional future.

Credit authorizers gather the information needed to evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual or business, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. And there are a couple of reasons why you should think twice about this career. For one, a lack of responsibility often means low pay, Hadley says. Second, according to the Department of Labor, "the availability of online credit reports will reduce the need for these workers."