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If I may throw in an idea, of the first edition classes (full 20 level classes, not prestige classes, just to be clear) those that currently do not have a second edition analog are: Bloodrager-barring multiclassing and a couple instincts that can fake it well enough, Inquisitor-which was largely based on teamwork feats which don't really exist in 2e and would have trouble doing so and is otherwise mostly just a cleric, Mesmerist-but psychic can cover that if you squint, Samurai-which feels like an archetype waiting to happen, and Shifter.
For clarity-Cavalier and Medium exist as archetypes, Hunter is just a ranger who invested really hard into their companion, Shaman is one of the primal witches, and Slayer is a rogue/ranger mash up.
All that is to say that I personally feel as though Paizo's current plan is to finish up establishing all the base classes the want to first, primarily by translating necessary classes from first, only adding things like Inventor to fill gaps. Then they can expand to some of the options yet to be covered, to avoid one of the big issues a class based rule set can have, namely early classes getting a ton of support, and later classes never being able to catch up. This also helps to mitigate the chances of future classes/archetypes/paths/whatever from stepping on each other's toes, I recall during the intial reveal period of 2e the writers talking about how they wanted to focus on each classes's "identity". Once they have that all established then they can go in any direction they feel they want to.
Despite being almost three years old 2e is still a relatively new system, 10 rulebooks, of which three are bestiaries, one is the gm's guide, and one is the corebook, and GnG, BotD, DA, SoM all cover a comparatively small chunk of fantasy staples and 11 setting books, which tend to be more lore heavy. Which is to say the space they have had for new rules content has been tight.
All this is to say, 2e is still being established, and has an eye towards future proofing, but I feel like the era of new class after new class is starting to wrap up, and I generally agree with the strategy of setting out the basics there before putting out any major support for any of them.