View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. The 1921 Census of England and Wales was the first to capture employment details. Shows wages and hours for union bricklayers, building laborers, carpenters, cement finishers,hod carriers, inside wiremen, painters, plasterers, plumbers, stonecutters and more. Women's:
Wages for workers engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel goods, machinery, railway rolling stock, boilers, vehicles, aircraft, electrical apparatus, scientific instruments and more. Religious organizations -Salaries, 1929in. Police department personnel salaries and wages. Farmers at work in Borth, Wales, 1925. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading2","text":"What were the most common jobs in the 1920s? Includes breakouts for those who lived with the family and those who did not. Provides detailed breakouts by occupation. The economy boomed during the Roaring Twenties and rising incomes gave ordinary Americans access to enticing new conveniences, including washing machines, refrigerators, cars and other luxuries. Source: This short article about wages in Nanking, China reports barbers' earnings in US dollars. To view an issue of interest, select it from the list and click View. Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. For the most up-to-date salary information from Indeed, click on the salary link for each job title below: 1. Source: AAUP report, p. 162. Shows the weekly wages of various occupations in Swiss farming as well as the daily wages of day laborers. University of Missouri, Columbia This bibliography lists reports that show income, budgets, consumer expenditures, etc. A century later,we still see remnants of this inequality throughout working life. What. Discusses doctor and hospital fees as well as related expenses such as home nursing care. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review (April 1931). Covers more than 1,200 cities. National average salary: $351,827 per year. Table shows average tax by acre for each state in 1929. Shows average public employee pay for each state. The survey covered 114 different cotton mills in 12 different state, and generally divides tables by occupation, sex, and year or occupation, sex, and state. ","spans":[]}]},"date_posted":"2022-10-11","metaTitle":null,"metaOgTitle":null,"metaDescription":null,"metaOgDescription":null,"metaCanonical":null,"_meta":{"__ref":"PrismicMeta:YWbmQhIAACEAbecE"},"body":[{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The 1920s was a decade of contrasting halves in the UK. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. Bedroom:
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Shows the average daily wages Greek workers were receiving in metal mines, lignite mines, smelting and refining plants, and quarries. The following two tables shows the average daily earnings of industrial and building workers by occupation as well as in Moscow, Leningrad, and the Ural mountain region. - Earnings, 1929, Farm workers' wages and income,1909-1938, Male farm labor average wages by state, 1929, Airplane pilot (commercial) - Salary, 1929, Barbers and hairdressers - Earnings, 1929, Baseball, major league - Player and umpiresalaries, 1929, Union wages in construction trades, 1913-1930, Union carpenter wages in selected cities for 1924-1925, Average hourly carpenter wage in U.S. for 1926, Carpenter wages for 1920-1928 for twelve major U.S. cities, Cement industry job wages and hours, 1929, Coal mining jobs - Hours and earnings, 1919-1933, Domestic (household) service - Male workers' wages, Executive salaries in private businesses, 1924, Teachers and principals' salaries by city, 1921-1922, School personnelsalaries by sex in selectedcities, 1926, Teacher's salaries by school level, 1924-1928, Illinois teachers salaries in high schools, 1920-1921, New York state teachers' salaries, 1920-1932, North Carolina teacher salaries by race, 1922, Texas school personnel salaries (white only), 1872-1953, Firemen and fire department salaries by city, 1927, Foundryand machine shop jobs - Wages and hours, 1923-1931, Administrative and supervisors pay in federal government, 1926, Iron and steel industry wages and hours, 1907-193, Lumber industry job wages and hours, 1921-1932, Military pay for officers on active duty - 1926, Mining metals - Wages and hours, 1924 and 1931, Mining - anthracite and bituminous coal, 1922 and 1924, Metalliferous mining job wages and hours, 1924, Nursing - Average salaries for public health and institutional nurses, 1927, Petroleum industry - Wages by occupation and state,1920, Seamen and firemen on ocean ships - Wages, 1914-1918, Slaughtering and meat-packing industry, 1921-1929, Street laborers (unskilled) - Wages and hours, 1928, Telegraph and cable industry - wages and salaries, 1922, Telephone industry - average compensation per employee, 1922, Typical fees charged for veterinary visits are described, 1926 annual salaries for individual veterinarians, Wages for thousands of occupations, indexed alphabetically - 1929, Manufacturing job hours and earnings, 1919-1960, Factory employee average annual wages - 1921, 1923, Industrial home work - Earnings, early 1920s, Automobile tire manufacturing wages, 1923, Motor vehicle industry job wages and hours, 1922-1928, Airplanes and aircraft engines manufacture - Hours and earnings, 1929, Boot, shoe, hosiery and underwear manufacturing wages, 1907-1920, Clothing (men's) manufacturing wages & hours, 1911-1932, Hosiery and underwear manufacturing - Wages & hours, 1907-1932, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing: 1910 to 1930, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing, 1907-1922, Furniture manufacturing industry - Wages and hours, 1910-1931, Pottery industry job wages and hours, 1925, Paper box-board industry job wages and hours, 1926, Professional and business women - Salaries and income, 1927, Library assistants - Earnings by city, 1923, Women employed as cleaners, maids, and elevator operators in Washington DC, 1920, Women's wages in the candy industry in St. Louis and Chicago, 1920-1921, Women's wages in candy industry - St. Louis, 1920-1921, Women employed as household servants in Philadelphia - 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Wages are shown in Austrian kronen. It can change how you see your past and maybe even your future. Link navigates to a record containing multiple years worth of this publication. Prices shown in marks. Also shows average family size in each state. In 1920 women composed 23.6 percent of the labor force and 8.3 million women older than the age of 15 worked outside the home. 5-6. What they do: Despite the two roles sounding similar, electrical engineers work on more large-scale projects compared to electronics engineers. See also "C" tab above for carpenters, cement workers, etc. Includes drug items, toilet items, and miscellaneous items. Includes many brand names. For those lucky enough to hold onto a job, what were they working as? Source: BLS Bulletin no. Metalworkers were prevalent in Sheffieldand Birmingham. Tables 6-13 show farm land prices by county in IA, MN, ND, ID, OH, KY, NC and TX. Source: BLS. Use "search in this text" feature to navigate (or contact us for assistance). Shows forty pages of incomedata with numerous breakouts. In 1925, motor vehicles were scrapped at an average age of 6.5 years. Must use "search in this text" feature to navigate. Source: BLS, Shows the retail prices of various foodstuffs in 10 large German cities. Over 1.1 million men recorded themselves asworking in thecoal mining industryin the 1921 Census. Source: Chicago Commission on Race Relations report. Rose Leadem Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. This source lists actual salaries paid to administrators in various lines of business. Shows the average monthly wages of multiple occupation in the Alaskan fishing industry. 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Lists wages paid to auto mechanics, office workers, window cleaners, barbers and hairdressers, bartenders in saloons, domestic servants, people working in social agencies, and more. They were major employers (7.1 per cent of all . ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading2","text":"Regional employment in the 1920s","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Although the world was alsorecovering froma pandemicat the time, unlike today, remote working wasnt an option back in the 1920s. What suits. Prices are shown in contemporary US dollars. Shows the changes in wages of united Illinois coal miners following a labor agreement. Very simple table shows average hours and earnings for all production workers in manufacturing for each year from 1919-1960. Tip: use the search tool to look for words like cents or rate. Table 41 in this source shows the average salary for all teachers in elementary and secondary schools in New York state, not including NYC. Source: For each college, this table shows tuition for residents and non-residents by course of study. Sporting goods:
Wages are shown in both Chervonetz roubles and contemporary U.S. dollars. 285, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 407. Gasoline cost an average21.7 per gallon in 1929. A wheat farm labourer, a silent movie actor, a telephone operator -- many jobs in the 1920s are nothing like today's. So take a minute to imagine what your life would be in the '20s. 13 week travel contract with Nationwide Therapy Group working days at UF Health at Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL Starting 3/1/2023 Paying $1,920 per week. 7-8 in: Extensive, 219-page report published in the Bureau of Labor StatisticsBulletin no. Miscellaneous:
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Source: Source: BLS Handbook of Labor Statistics, 1931 edition. Source: BLS, Shows the average wages of Spanish agricultural workers in different cities. A century later,we still see remnants of this inequality throughout working life. TRANSPORTATION Wages are shown in both Hungarian gold crowns and contemporary U.S. dollars. Describes the labor policy of Great Britain in the 1920's and throughout the rest of the early 20th century. Fascinating book that shows various imported items (such as kid gloves, bloomers, silk nightgown, men's pipe, electric flatiron, glass lamp, etc.) "In this region, I presume that a fee of $200 would be a pretty fair estimate of the surgeon's charge for operation and the after-treatment there would be between the operation and the death of the patient." Source: BLS. Dresses, dresses (in color), coats, bonnets and coats, hats, shoes, girl's toys. Compares 1927 and 1913 earnings. Source: Details the prices of a variety of foodstuffs on pp. Most of them were found in the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and Westmorland whilethereweremuch fewer retirements in Glamorgan, Monmouth and Warwick. City lifesuitedclerks, charwomen and professionalswhile more rural settings were populated by farmworkers, mass production factory staff and small business owners. Teacher salaries for. Min. Shows the daily wages for 11 different occupations in Parahyba, Brazil. House paints, paint brushes, doors & windows, wrench sets, home improvement tools, steel safes, fencing, garden tools, wrenches & other assorted tools, water pumps, plows, milk cans, gasoline-powered generators. Salary data for judges inNY, PA, NJ and CT. College professor salaries, 1928 (Source: AAUP report). Butthe number ofwomen inthoseroles had declined by 20% since 1911. Discusses household expenditures for electricity, and estimates the number of homes that had various electrical appliances (radios, refrigerators, irons, etc.) Source: BLS Monthly labor review, Apr 1926, Shows the average retail prices of various foodstuffs throughout Switzerland. Expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence. Describes the labor policy of New Zealand in the 1920's and throughout the rest of the early 20th century. Source: BLS, Shows clothes prices paid by working class families in Great Britain. Source: This calculator can be used to determine the historical purchasing power of currency in the United Kingdom from 1270 to 2017. Published by the National Industrial Conference Board. National Average Salary . Shows the average daily wages of various occupations in Athens and Piraeus. One-page table shows average charges for residential electricity each year from 1924-1934, for cities over 50,000 in population. Even in the 1920s, factories began moving south for cheaper labor. Here is a look at the top 100 high-paying jobs: 1. Infant's:
ChatGPT vs. Bard: A Modern Day David and Goliath Story. The early years ushered in a new sense of optimism. Wages are shown in Brazilian milreis and contemporary US dollars. The decade ended with the Wall Street Crash, paving the way for even more depression in the 1930s. Surgeon -$216,248. Related: Life Advice From 18 of the Wealthiest People in History. Dresses, skirts, blouses, suits, patterns for sewing frocks,, dress gloves, shawls, sweaters, silk undergarments, pajamas, union suits, corsets, gowns, stockings, hats, winter coats, fur coats, winter gloves and mittens, shoes, purses and bags, diamond rings, necklaces and jewelry, brooches, perfume, wigs. The expansion of credit in the 1920s allowed for the sale of more consumer goods and put automobiles within reach of average Americans. Typical compensation for directors, camera men, editors and more in, Shows typical earnings for reporters, feature writers, sports editors and others, in. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of workers in the glass factories of northern France. Compares average retail prices for grocery items in independent stores and in chain stores. Source: BLS. The retail giant's tech wing also warned against sharing customer info with AI bots. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of masons, carpenters, stonecutters, painters, shoemakers, and tailors in each of the provincial capitals of Spain. View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. Source: BLS. Data available for additional years inMissouri Farm Census by Counties, Missouri State Dept of Agriculture. 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Industrial home work was most common in clothing manufacturing and tobacco industries (rolling cigars, etc.) The 1920s were an era of prosperity and economic boom. Exploring the 1921 Census reveals allfor the first time. Wages are shown in French francs. Table shows average cost to rent houses by the number of rooms in each of 25 New Zealand cities and towns. Shows wages and hours of workers in the cotton industry over a 23 year period. We'll be in your inbox every morning Monday-Saturday with all the days top business news, inspiring stories, best advice and exclusive reporting from Entrepreneur. Source: Extensive article provides wage detail by occupation and city. Chart indicates hourly earnings ranges for piecework at automobile manufacturing companies in Germany. This Farmers' Bulletin, Cost of Using Horses on Corn-Belt Farms, goes into great detail about the costs of keeping work horses, including a. Source: 1934 Statistical Abstract of the United States. 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