Table of Occupations
Census of 1890
All Occupations (persons engaged in) 22,735,861
Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, Total, 9,013,336
Agricultural laborers 3,004,061
Apiarists 1,778
Dairymen and dairywomen 17,895
Farmers, planters, and overseers 5,281,557
Fishermen and oystermen 60,162
Gardeners, florists, nurserymen, and vine growers 72,601
Lumbermen and raftsmen 65,866
Miners (coal) 208,545
Miners (not otherwise specified) 141,047
Quarrymen 37,656
Stock raisers, herders, and drovers 70,729
Wood choppers 33,697
Other agricultural pursuits 17,747
Professional Service, 944,333
Actors 9,728
Architects 8,070
Artists and teachers of art 22,496
Authors and literary and scientific persons 6,714
Chemists, assayers, and metallurgists 4,503
Clergymen 88,203
Dentists 17,498
Designers, draughtsmen, and inventors 9,391
Engineers (civil, mechanical, electrical, and mining and surveyors) 43,239
Journalists 21,849
Lawyers 89,630
Musicians and teachers of music 62,155
Officers of the United States army and navy 2,926
Officials (Government) 79,664
Physicians and surgeons 104,805
Professors in colleges and universities 5,393
Teachers 341,952
Theatrical managers, showmen, etc. 18,055
Veterinary surgeons 6,494
Other professional service 1,569
Domestic and Personal Service, 4,360,577
Barbers and hairdressers 84,982
Bartenders 55,806
Boarding and lodging house keepers 44,349
Engineers and firemen (not locomotive) 139,765
Hotel keepers 44,076
Housekeepers and stewards 92,036
Hunters, trappers, guides, and scouts 2,534
Janitors 21,556
Laborers (not specified) 1,913,373
Launderers and laundresses 248,463
Nurses and midwives 47,586
Restaurant keepers 19,283
Saloon keepers 71,385
Servants 1,454,791
Sextons 4,982
Soldiers, sailors, and marines (United States) 27,819
Watchmen, policemen, and detectives 74,629
Other domestic and personal service 13,063
Trade and Transportation, 3,326,122
Agents (claim, commission, real estate, insurance, etc.) and collectors 174,582
Auctioneers 3,205
Bankers and brokers (money and stocks) 30,008
Boatmen and canalmen 16,716
Bookkeepers and accountants 159,374
Brokers (commercial) 5,960
Clerks and copyists 557,358
Commercial travellers 58,691
Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, etc 368,499
Foremen and overseers 36,084
Hostlers 54,036
Hucksters and pedlers 59,083
Livery stable keepers 26,757
Locomotive engineers and firemen 79,463
Merchants and dealers in drugs and chemicals (retail) 46,375
Merchants and dealers in drygoods (retail) 42,527
Merchants and dealers in groceries (retail) 114,997
Merchants and dealers in wines and liquors (retail) 10,078
Merchants and dealers in wines and liquors (wholesale) 3,643
Merchants and dealers not specified (retail) 446,262
Merchants and dealers (wholesale), importers and shipping merchants 27,443
Messengers, and errand and office boys 51,355
Newspaper carriers and newsboys 5,288
Officials of banks and insurance, trade, transportation, trust and other companies 39,900
Packers and shippers 24,946
Pilots 4,259
Porters and helpers (in stores and warehouses) 24,356
Sailors 55,899
Salesmen and saleswomen 264,394
Steam railroad employés (not otherwise specified) 382,750
Stenographers and typewriters 33,418
Street railway employés 37,434
Telephone and telegraph operators 52,314
Telephone and telegraph linemen and electric light and power company employés 11,134
Undertakers 9,891
Weighers, gaugers, and measurers 3,860
Other persons in trade and transportation 3,883
Manufacturing and Mechanical Industries. 5,091,393
Agricultural implement makers (not otherwise classified) 3,755
Apprentices (blacksmiths’) 4,244
Apprentices (boot and shoe makers’) 1,031
Apprentices (carpenters and joiners’) 6,760
Apprentices (carriage and wagon makers’) 852
Apprentices (dressmakers’) 4,340
Apprentices (leather curriers’, etc.) 421
Apprentices (machinists’) 9,738
Apprentices (masons’) 1,927
Apprentices (milliners’) 1,204
Apprentices (painters’) 2,321
Apprentices (plumbers’) 4,624
Apprentices (printers’) 4,635
Apprentices (tailors’) 2,625
Apprentices (tinsmiths’) 2,037
Apprentices (not otherwise specified) 35,698
Artificial flower makers 3,046
Bakers 60,197
Basket makers 5,225
Blacksmiths 205,337
Bleachers, dyers, and scourers 14,210
Bone and ivory workers 1,691
Bookbinders 23,858
Boot and shoe makers and repairers 213,544
Bottlers and mineral and soda-water makers 7,230
Box makers (paper) 17,757
Box makers (wood) 10,883
Brass workers (not otherwise specified) 17,265
Brewers and maltsters 20,362
Brick and tile makers and terra cotta workers 60,214
Britannia workers 904
Broom and brush makers 10,115
Builders and contractors 45,988
Butchers 105,456
Butter and cheese makers 11,211
Button makers 2,601
Cabinetmakers 35,915
Candle, soap, and tallow makers 3,450
Carpenters and joiners 611,482
Carpet makers 22,302
Carriage and wagon makers (not otherwise classified) 34,538
Charcoal, coke, and lime burners 8,704
Chemical works employés 3,628
Clock and watch makers and repairers 25,252
Compositors 30,060
Confectioners 23,251
Coopers 47,486
Cooper workers 3,384
Corset makers 6,533
Cotton mill operatives 173,142
Distillers and rectifiers 3,314
Door, sash, and blind makers 5,041
Dressmakers 289,164
Electroplaters 2,756
Electrotypers and stereotypers 1,471
Engravers 8,320
Fertilizer makers 732
Fish curers and packers 1,279
Gas works employés 5,224
Glass workers 34,382
Glove makers 6,416
Gold and silver workers 20,263
Gunsmiths, locksmiths, and bell hangers 9,158
Hair workers 1,254
Harness and saddle makers and repairers 43,480
Hat and cap makers 24,013
Hosiery and knitting mill operatives 29,555
Iron and steel workers 144,921
Lace and embroidery makers 5,256
Lead and zinc workers 4,616
Leather curriers, dressers, finishers, and tanners 39,332
Machinists 177,090
Manufacturers and officials of manufacturing companies1 01,610
Marble and stone cutters 61,070
Masons (brick and stone) 158,918
Meat and fruit packers, canners, and preservers 5,830
Mechanics (not otherwise specified) 15,485
Metal workers (not otherwise specified) 16,694
Mill and factory operatives (not specified) 93,596
Millers (flour and grist) 52,841
Milliners 60,842
Model and pattern makers 10,300
Moulders 66,289
Musical instrument makers (not otherwise specified) 652
Nail and tack makers 4,583
Oil well employés 9,147
Oil works employés 5,624
Painters, glaziers, and varnishers 219,912
Paper hangers 12,369
Paper mill operatives 27,817
Photographers 20,840
Piano and organ makers and tuners 14,683
Plasterers 39,002
Plumbers and gas and steam fitters 56,607
Potters 14,928
Powder and cartridge makers 1,385
Printers, lithographers, and pressmen 86,893
Print works operatives 6,701
Publishers of books, maps, and newspapers 6,284
Roofers and slaters 7,043
Rope and cordage makers 8,001
Rubber factory operatives 16,162
Sail, awning, and tent makers 3,257
Salt works employés 1,765
Saw and planing mill employés 133,637
Seamstresses 150,044
Sewing machine makers (not otherwise classified) 880
Sewing machine operators 7,126
Ship and boat builders 22,951
Shirt, collar, and cuff makers 21,097
Silk mill operatives 34,855
Starch makers 746
Steam boiler makers 21,339
Stove, furnace, and grate makers 8,932
Straw workers 3,666
Sugar makers and refiners 2,616
Tailors and tailoresses 185,400
Tinners and tinware makers 55,488
Tobacco and cigar operatives 111,385
Tools and cutlery (not otherwise specified) 17,985
Trunk, valise, leather case, and pocket-book makers 6,297
Umbrella and parasol makers 3,403
Upholsterers 25,666
Well borers 4,854
Wheelwrights 12,856
Whitewashers 3,996
Wire workers 12,319
Wood workers (not otherwise specified) 67,360
Woolen mill operatives 84,109
Other persons in manufacturing and mechanical industries 76,714