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- Abracadabra.... (magicians and illusionists)
- Abstractors
- Accountants and Bookkeepers
- Administrative Assistant - see Secretaries
- Agricultural Labourers
- Air Traffic Controller
- Alchemists
- Alderman Councillor ~échevin, rådmand, δημοτικός σύμβουλος, 市议员, concejal, عضو بلدية
- American Film Actors
- American Stage Actors
- American Television Actors
- Antique Dealers & Shop Owners
- Antiquities Dealers
- Apothecaries ~ apoticaire
- Archaeologists & Anthropologists
- Architects ~ architecte
- Archons
- Art Collectors
- Artistic Gardener
- Artists of Fine Art
- Artists: Painters
- Astrologers
- Astronauts and Cosmonauts
- Astronomers and Cosmologists
- Astronomical Instrument Makers
- Athletic Coaches
- Attorneys ~ Avocats
- Attorneys to Judges, the American Legal System
- Auctioneers
- Authors ~ Auteurs
- Autobiographers
- Automobile Industry
- Aviators (Great Aviators)
- Aviators - Civilian
B
- Bailifs ~ Huissiers
- Bakers
- Bank Personnel
- Bankers
- UK Banking
- Barbers
- Barber-Surgeons
- Bargeman ~ Waterman ~ Werryman
- Barrelmakers, see Coopers
- Barristers ~ Avocats plaidant
- Basket Makers
- Beauticians
- Biographers
- Biologists ~ Biologistes
- Blacksmiths ~ Forgerons
- Bladesmiths
- Body Guards
- Boilermakers ~ Chaudronniers
- Bookbinders
- Booksellers
- Botanists and Plant Collectors
- Bounty Hunters ~ Chasseurs de têtes
- Boxers
- Brick and Tile Makers ~ Tailleurs de pierre
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Agents
- Bus Drivers
- Businesspeople (Notable businesspeople)
- Butchers ~ Bouchers
- Butlers
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- Cabinet Makers ~ Ébénistes et menuisiers
- Carpenters ~ Charpentiers et menuisiers ~ Zimmermann
- Carters ~ Charretiers
- Cartoonists
- Cashiers
- Caterers
- Census Taker
- Chartered Accountants
- Celebrity chefs
- Chauffeur
- Cheesemongers ~ formagers
- Chemists - Industrial
- Chess Masters ~ Maîtres des échecs
- "Church Clerks"
- Cigar Factory Workers
- Circus People ~ Gens du cirques
- City guards
- Clergy (any religious order) ~ Membres du clergé (toute dénomination)
- Clockmaker ~ Horlogiers
- Clothiers
- Clothworkers
- Coachmen
- Coast Guards or Lookers (17th and 18th centuries) UK
- Cobblers ~ Cordonniers (chaussures usagées)
- Rail and Bus Conductors
- Cordonniers ~ Shoemakers (vieux souliers)
- Composers (20th century classical music)
- Computer pioneers
- Computer scientists
- Comedians
- Confectioners
- Construction worker
- Cooks
- Cooks - Great House
- Coopers ~ Tonneliers
- Cordwainers ~ Cordonniers (nouveau cuir)
- Cosmetologists
- Cotton Weaver
- County commissioners
- Court Clerks ~ Greffiers
- Cowboys
- Curriers
- Crofters
- Cutlers (Knife Makers)
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- Daily wage earner
- Dairy Industry
- Dancers
- Designers and Decorators
- Dentists ~ Chirurgiens-dentistes
- Diarists
- Dietician ~ Dietitian
- Diplomats
- Distillers ~ Destillateur
- Dock Workers or Dockers
- Doctors ~ Docteurs, médecins et chirurgiens
- Doctors (Colonial American doctors)
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists (Famous)
- Psychologists (non-famous)
- Radiologists
- Surgeons
- Documentary filmmakers
- Domestic workers (servants) ~ Domestiques
- Doorman
- Drafters & Draughtsmen
- Drapers
- Dressmakers & Seamstresses
- Dyers
E
- "'Economists'"
- Editors
- Election officials
- Electricians
- Engineers
- Engravers
- Entertainment industry people
- Environmentalists
- Essayists
- Executioners
- Explorers and Navigators ~ Explorateurs et navigateurs
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- Farmers ~ Fermiers ~ Landmann
- see also Husbandman
- Farriers
- Fashion Icons & Designers
- Fashion industry people
- Fence viewer
- Ferry Keepers
- British Film Actors
- Film directors
- Firefighters or Firemen
- Firemen and Stokers Steam Engines
- Fishermen
- Fishmongers
- Flight Attendant ~ Steward, Stewardess
- Florists
- Food & beverage industry businesspeople
- Foresters
- Fuller (see Wool Washer)
- Funfair, Travelling Shows & Fairground People
- Fur Traders
- Fur Trappers and Mountain Men
- Furniture Makers - see Cabinet Makers
- Furriers
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- Gamblers
- Gamekeepers
- Garbage Man Binman, Dustman, Garbo, Sanitation Engineer
- Gastronomy & Food Industry dynasties
- Gardeners: Architects, Designers, and Landscapers
- Gardeners: Horticulturists, Nurserymen and Agriculturists
- Geologists: incl. Palaeontologists, Meteorologists and Geophysicists
- Geographers and Cartographers ~ Géographes et cartographes
- Gilders
- Glassworkers: Glassblowers or Glass-smiths
- “Glaziers”
- Glovers
- Goldsmiths and Silversmiths ~ Orfèvres
- Gold Beaters
- Golf Course Architects
- Great House Staff
- Grocers
- Growers ~ Cultivateurs, Agriculteur ~ Landmann
- - Guitarists
- Gunsmiths ~ Armuriers
- Old West Gunfighters
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- Haberdashers
- Hat factory owner ~ Hutfabrikant
- Hatter or Millinery
- Historians
- Horse People
- Hoteliers ~ Hôteliers
- HoReCa in Nederland - Hoteliers (Netherlands) ~"... kamermeisje, concierge ..."
- Husbandman (small landholder, farmer in medieval England)
- Hunter
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- ICTS People - Internet Communication & Technology
- Illustrators
- Insurance Agents
- Intelligence Gatherers and Spys
- Interior Designers
- Ironworkers
J
- Jailer prison keepers
- Jewellers
- Journalists, Columnists and Reporters
- Joiner ~ Tischler
- Justices of the Peace ~ Justices de paix
- Judges ~ Juges
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- Land Surveyors ~ Arpenteurs
- Launderers ~ Lavanderie
- Law Enforcement Officers (Portal)
- 19th Century British Policemen
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATFE)
- Detectives ~ Détectives
- Law Enforcement - Officer Down
- Policemen (in England, 19th Century)
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Security Guards and Body Guards
- Sheriffs
- Sheriffs & Deputies of Maryland (Justice System)
- South Australian Police Force
- Texas Rangers
- Lawyers ~ Avocats
- Legal Professionals ~ Professionnels du droit
- Librarians
- Lighthouse Keepers
- Local officials
- Locksmiths ~ Serruriers
- Locomotive Engineer
- Longshoremen
- Lumberjacks
- Lyricists
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- Machinists
- Legal Professionals
- Magistrates ~ Magistrats
- Maids - Great House
- Maltsters
- Manufacturers
- U.S. Marshalls
- Master of the Horse UK
- Mason "Maurer" Maçons "Stone Mason"
- Mathematicians
- Mayors (portal)
- Mayors (America)
- Mayors (Canada) ~ Maires au Canada
- Mechanic
- Medical Practitioners ~ Docteurs, médecins et chirurgiens
- Mercers
- Merchants ~ Commerçants Kaufmann
- Meteorologists
- Midwifes
- Midwifes (Sweden) ~ Barnmorskor i Sverige
- Midwives in South Africa
- Mine workers in South Africa
- Military
- Military South Africa
- Millers ~ Meuniers ~ Müller
- Millwright - Machinist
- Miners ~ Mineurs
- Ministers (Colonial American Ministers)
- Ministers (American Ministers: Post Colonial)
- Missionaries ~ Missionnaires
- Moonshiners and Bootleggers
- Musicians, Composers and Orchesta Leaders
- Musicologists
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- NASA
- Naturalists
- Newscasters
- Night soil men
- Notaries (Québec) ~ Notaires (Québec)
- Novelists
- Roman Catholic Nuns and Sisters
- Nursery School & Child Care Workers
- Nurses and Midwives
- Nutritionist
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- Opera singers
- Operators - Telegraph & Telephone
- Opthalmologists
- Opticians - Corrective Vision
- Optometrists
- Organists
- Ornithologists
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- Painters - Houses & Buildings
- Paramedics & EMTs
- Peasants ~ Habitants ~ Landmann
- Perfumiers
- Personal Assistant (PA) - see Secretaries
- Pharmacists in Finland
- Pharmacists in Sweden
- Philanthropists
- Philosophers
- Photographers
- Early Photographers of the 19th Century
- Photographers (notable photographers)
- Physical Therapists - Physiotherapists
- Pianists
- Pianoforte Makers
- Pilots - Civilian
- Pioneers of Space
- Pipefitters and Steamfitters
- Pirates and Privateers
- Playwrights
- Plumbers
- Podcasters
- Poets
- Porter
- Postal Workers
- Pound keeper - South Australia
- "Politicians" (American)
- Politicians (British)
- Svenska präster genom tiderna (Finnish priests)
- Printers ~ Copper-Plate-Printer
- Prison Officers
- Property Developers (Real estate developers)
- Prospectors ~ Prospecteurs
- Prostitutes & Courtesans
- Public Service & Community Personnel
- Publishers
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- Rabbis
- Radio personalities - Britain
- Radio Script Writers
- Radiographer - X-Ray Technician
- Rat-catcher
- Real Estate Agents & Realtors®
- Red Cross Workers - British & American
- Retailers (Notable retailers)
- Road & Highway Workers
- Robbers, Rustlers and Rogues
- Rodeo Cowboys
- Roofers
- Rope-makers
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- Sanitation Workers see Garbage Man for that occupation
- Saddle and Harness Makers ~ Sattler
- Salty Dogs, Captains and Mariners
- Sawyers, Sawmill Builders, and Lumber Merchants
- School Occupations
- Scientists
- Frontier Scouts and Guides
- Screenwriters
- Sculptors
- Servants
- Frontier Scouts and Guides
- Security Guards and Watchmen
- Sharecroppers ~ Métayers ~ Landmann
- Shepherd ~ Bergers ~ Schäfer
- Sheriffs
- Shipbuilders and Shipwrights ~ Charpentiers de navires
- Shoemakers ~ Cordonniers (en général) ~ Schuhmacher
- Shopkeepers
- Shorthand and Typists
- Silk Weavers
- Singers
- Sollicitors ~ Solliciteurs (avocats)
- Spies
- Spinners (textiles) ~ Filassier
- Sportspeople
- Stable Master, Stud Master & Master of the Hounds
- British Stage Actors
- Firemen and Stokers Steam Engines
- Steel Industry
- Stevedores"'
- Stonemasons ~ Maçons
- Straw Plaiters
- Sugar Boiler
- Surveyors
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- Tailors ~ Tailleurs d'habits ~ Schneider
- Tallow Chandlers and Candlemakers
- Tanners
- Tattoo Artists
- Tavern Keepers and Brewers (of Early America)
- Tax Collectors
- Teachers ~ Lehrer
- Old West Teamsters and Freighters
- Technical Writers
- Television inventors and pioneers
- Television personalities - Britain
- Television talk show hosts
- Texas Rangers
- Textiles
- Thatchers
- Tinsmith-Tinmakers
- Tobaccists Tobacco Planters
- Toolmakers ~ Outilleurs et taillandiers
- Town clerks
- Town criers
- Toy Makers
- Traffic wardens
- Translators
- Transporter
- Travel Agents
- Traveling Salesman
- Trucking Industry In America
- Typographers
- Thresher
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V
- Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses
- Vintners ~ Vignerons
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- Wagon & Carriage Makers
- Wait Staff
- Watch Maker
- Watchmen
- Weather Forecasters
- Bargeman ~ Waterman ~ Werryman
- Weavers ~ Tuchmacher
- Welder ~ Soudeurs
- Whaling
- Wheelwrights - Wrights ~ Charrons ~ Stellmacher
- Wine Makers ~ Maîtres de chai
- Witch hunters
- Wool Washer (Fuller)
- Workhouse keepers
- WPA - Works Progress Administration
- Writers and Novelists
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- Yeoman (Landholder of usually over 100 acres - one station less than Gentry)
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- Zookeepers etc.
- Zoologists
Resources
- A List of Occupations
- A List of Old Time Occupations
- Lists of occupations - Wikipedia
- A-Z Occupations - Australia
- occupational sources for family historians - Australia
- 13 Colonies Trades & Occupations
- Elizabethan Occupations and Jobs
- Métiers Insolites du Passé (in French)
- BBC News - What medieval Europe did with its teenagers
- documents & images for inspiration
- HistoryLink History Search will compare your direct ancestors (and their siblings) to projects on Geni. It will list any matches found, the relation, and what projects they belong to.
- Les Métiers de nos Ancêtres
- HISTOIRE des ARTS et des MÉTIERS
- This is a category of jobs that have been rendered obsolete due to advances in technology and/or social conditions.< Wikipedia >
- “The Worst Jobs in History.” < Wikipedia > Some of the more repulsive or dangerous jobs included fuller, executioner, leech collector, plague burier, rat-catcher, leather tanner, gong farmer, and sin-eater.
- Galloway, Priscilla (2003), Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed (Jobs in History), Annick Press, ISBN 978-1-55037-810-8 < Archive.Org > (ID needed to borrow)