According to an article from Yahoo Finance, magicians will join jugglers, clowns and dancers among the careers headed in the wrong employment direction. Here's the essence of what they have to offer:
In some cases, market and technology changes simply speed up an occupation's decline once it goes out of fashion, Shatkin says. Stage performers -- a category that includes magicians, jugglers, clowns and dancers -- suffered a steep five-year decline of 61%. Increased interest in movies and home entertainment technologies, including video games, he says, has decreased the demand for live performances.