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Most common jobs 150 years ago in Missouri


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Most common jobs 150 years ago in Missouri



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#1. Farmers and planters



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#2. Agricultural laborers



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#3. Laborers (not specified)



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#4. Domestic servants



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#5. Carpenters and joiners



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#6. Clerks in stores



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#7. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)



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#8. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c



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#9. Blacksmiths



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#10. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses



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#11. Traders and dealers (not specified)



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#12. Teachers (not specified)



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#13. Boot and shoe makers



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#14. Masons, brick and stone



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#15. Physicians and surgeons



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#16. Lawyers



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#17. Launderers and laundresses



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#18. Painters and varnishers



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#19. Traders and dealers in groceries



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#20. Miners



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#21. Millers



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#22. Butchers



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#23. Coopers



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#24. Harness and saddle makers



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#25. Restaurant-keepers



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#26. Printers



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#27. Carriage and wagon makers



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#28. Employees of hotels and restaurants (not clerks)



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#29. Milliners, dress and mantua makers



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#30. Clergymen



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#31. Iron-foundry operatives



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#32. Traders and dealers in dry-goods



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#33. Plasterers



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#34. Laborers



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#35. Book-keepers and accountants in stores



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#36. Engineers and firemen



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#37. Porters in stores and warehouses



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#38. Barkeepers



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#39. Boatmen and watermen



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#40. Cigar-makers



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#41. Mill and factory operatives (not specified)



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#42. Marble and stone cutters



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#43. Brick and tile makers



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#44. Gardeners and nurserymen



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#45. Manufacturers



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#46. Cabinetmakers



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#47. Barbers and hairdressers



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#48. Officials of Government



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#49. Tinners



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#50. Saw-mill operatives


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