Mine doesn’t.
Press clipping company where we read every newspaper & magazine published in the US, and some foreign press. Watching for specific things, that our clients payed us to look for, cut out and send to them. I see that Burrelles offers limited “human verified” clips, but other than that, I think that job is gone.
If part-time high school jobs count as first real jobs, then yeah. Hardee’s still has french fry and burger jockeys.
Mine does, and will continue to, exist until mail & supply rooms are completely automated.
My first one does, sure. I worked in a daycare center and camps over the summer.
No. Company was bought and gutted six weeks after I resigned. My project was terminated, along with everyone who worked on it.
My first “real” job was in the office of a major architect in NYC. My job was to operate the blueprint machine, and also to be the office “gopher.” I worked on the top floor of a mid-Manhattan skyscraper, near the PanAm (now G.E.) building, which had a helicopter pad on the roof, right outside my window. Very cool.
I’m sure many of the things I did are no longer done the same way, but in general the job still exists.
Cashier? Check.
Web page developer? Check.
I started both around the same time. Cashiering was predictable income and hours, but I could make a hell of a lot more doing web design when I had a good project.
Target cashier. That job ain’t going away anytime soon.
Paperboy, won’t be around much longer.
Marquee changer, ticket taker and usher at a movie theater.
While there’s not a lot of ushering going on anymore, I don’t think they’ve managed to automate the first two at most theaters.
My first “real”, post-college job was on a short-term gig installing computer systems at retail stores. A major retailer had hired the company to do a large-scale rollout of some major upgrades, and I was brought on specifically to help finish that up by going to stores to help unpack and install.
That kind of job certainly still exists, but my actual position is certainly long gone, simply because it was only a temporary contract position anyway.
Nice job, got to travel around, see different malls. The hours were weird though, they wanted us to start at 5am and be done around lunchtime.
Actuary. Yes, I’m still doing it now.
My first real job (working in a hospital) definitely still exists. However, my second real job, approving credit card purchases, has almost completely been replaced by computers, and the parts that still require humans call for a much higher job level than I ever had.
First “real” job as in out of school and supporting myself:
Looks like the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has even more legislative aides now than it did when I worked there.
First job of any type:
Surprisingly, there are still college bookstores that need cashiers, although I can see that one eventually disappearing entirely.
First job: Yes, paper routes will exist at least until advertisers tire of printing pretend-papers that are actually ad circulars.
First adult summer jobs: 1) Yes, summer school resident counselor; yes, proofreader [though less common than it used to be]; 3) yes, McD’s. Would you like fries with that, Ma’am?
First post-degree professional job: Yes, schools still have teachers and guidance counselors.
Yes, sales/customer service, they probably don’t use adding machines anymore though!
Burroughs 3500 computer operator. No.
Burger flippers are always in demand. Ever since then I’ve been self-employed or suckled on the sweet teat of taxpayer money.
Yes, there are still plenty of radio DJs working insane hours for minimal pay.
No. The building was gutted and rebuilt and sold. I thought that was the end of it.
The 12 years later I was re-hired by the same company, in a different location. But all the same people were there, and they’d even brought the same wall decorations with them. It was eerie. I worked there for three years, then left. I’m pretty sure everyone who had been there either retired or was let go, so I doubt I’ll have that experience again.