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Most common jobs 150 years ago in California


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Most common jobs 150 years ago in California



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#1. Laborers (not specified)



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#2. Miners



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#3. Farmers and planters



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#4. Agricultural laborers



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#5. Domestic servants



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#6. Carpenters and joiners



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#7. Clerks in stores



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#8. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c



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#9. Launderers and laundresses



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#10. Traders and dealers (not specified)



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#11. Blacksmiths



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#12. Sailors



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#13. Boot and shoe makers



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#14. Gardeners and nurserymen



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#15. Restaurant-keepers



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#16. Teachers (not specified)



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#17. Stock-herders



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#18. Cigar-makers



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#19. Stock-raisers



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#20. Painters and varnishers



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#21. Traders and dealers in groceries



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#22. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)



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#23. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses



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#24. Butchers



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#25. Milliners, dress and mantua makers



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#26. Lumbermen and raftsmen



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#27. Officials of Government



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#28. Physicians and surgeons



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#29. Barbers and hairdressers



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#30. Woodchoppers



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#31. Saw-mill operatives



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#32. Hotel-keepers



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#33. Lawyers



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#34. Printers



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#35. Dairymen and dairywomen



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#36. Tinners



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#37. Engineers and firemen



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#38. Barkeepers



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#39. Fishermen and oystermen



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#40. Soldiers (United States Army)



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#41. Laborers



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#42. Book-keepers and accountants in stores



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#43. Bakers



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#44. Hostlers



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#45. Manufacturers



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#46. Boarding and lodging house keepers



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#47. Employees of manufacturing establishments



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#48. Harness and saddle makers



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#49. Masons, brick and stone



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#50. Porters in stores and warehouses


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