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U.S. Census of Population, Occupations, Vol. 5
U.S. Census Bureau
1930
Published by US Dept. of Commerce, Washington, DC
Location of original: Baker Business Library, Harvard University
  
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20 OCCUPATIONS-GENERAL REPORT
TABLE 1.-- GAINFUL WORKERS 10 YEARS OLD AND OVER, BY OCCUPATION AND SEX, WITH THE OCCU-PATIONS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF 1930, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1930, 1920, AND 1910 -- Continued
OCCUPATION, 1930 CLASSIFICATION
1930
OCCUPATION, 1920 CLASSIFICATION
1920
1910
Male
Female
 
Male
Female
Male
Female
 

Public service (not elsewhere classified).

 838,622 17,583    

Public service (not elsewhere classified).

 727,939 10,586 426,603 4,836
                     
 
 
Firemen, fire department 73,008     Firemen, fire department 50,771   35,606  
Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers 147,115 1,000   Guards, watchmen, and doorkeepers 115,154 399 78,168 103
                     
Laborers, public service 155,903 1,107   Laborers, public service 105,385 1,530 66,505 729
  Garbage men and scavengers 9,150 13     Garbage men and scavengers 5,475 6 4,227  
  Other laborers 146,753 1,094     Other laborers 99,910 1,524 62,278 729
                     
Marshals, sheriffs, detectives, etc 39,247 2,576   Marshals, sheriffs, detectives, etc 30,968 1,246 23,219 380
  Detectives 12,180 685     Detectives 11,562 393 6,162 187
  Marshals and constables 9,288 62     Marshals and constables 6,880 17 9,071 2
  Probation and truant officers 2,715 1,555     Probation and truant officers 1,899 780 855 188
  Sheriffs 15,064 274     Sheriffs 10,627 56 7,131 3
                     
Officials and inspectors (city and county) 69,431 8,964   Officials and inspectors (city and county) 50,748 4,849 49,668 2,586
  Officials and inspectors (city) 45,200 3,109     Officials and inspectors (city) 31,918 1,587 32,199 1,011
  Officials and inspectors (county) 24,231 5,855     Officials and inspectors (county) 18,830 3,262 17,469 1,575
                     
Officials and inspectors (State and United States). 49,881 1,819   Officials and inspectors (State and United States).64 47,217 1,182 24,262 815
  Officials and inspectors (State) 14,256 980     Officials and inspectors (State) 8,596 530 6,662 540
  Officials and inspectors (United States). 35,625 839     Officials and inspectors (United States). 38,621 652 17,600 275
                     
Policemen 130,838 849   Policemen 81,884 236 61,980  
Soldiers, sailors, and marines65 132,830     Soldiers, sailors, and marines65 225,503   77,153  
Other public service pursuits 40,369 1,268   Other pursuits 20,309 1,144 10,045 223
            Life-savers 2,285 2 2,158  
            Lighthouse keepers 1,442 21 1,552 41
            Other occupations 16,582 1,121 6,335 182
                     
   
   
  Professional service 1,727,650 1,526,234     Professional service 1,154,221 1,017,030 976,523 734,752
                     
Actors and showmen 54,511 20,785   Actors and showmen 33,818 14,354 35,293 13,100
  Actors 18,703 19,290     Actors 15,124 13,237 16,305 11,992
  Showmen 35,808 1,495     Showmen 18,694 1,117 18,988 1,108
                     
Architects 21,621 379   Architects 18,048 137 16,311 302
Artists, sculptors, and teachers of art 35,621 21,644   Artists, sculptors, and teachers of art 20,785 14,617 18,675 15,429
                     
Authors, editors, and reporters 46,922 17,371   Authors, editors, and reporters 32,129 8,736 32,511 6,239
  Authors 7,002 5,447     Authors 3,662 3,006 2,310 2,058
  Editors and reporters 39,920 11,924     Editors and reporters 28,467 5,730 30,201 4,181
                     
Chemists, assayers, and metallurgists 45,163 1,905   Chemists, assayers, and metallurgists 31,227 1,714 15,694 579
Clergymen 145,572 3,276   Clergymen 125,483 1,787 117,333 685
College presidents and professors66 41,774 20,131   College presidents and professors66 23,332 10,075 12,710 2,958
Dentists 69,768 1,287   Dentists 54,323 1,829 38,743 1,254
                     
Designers, draftsmen, and inventors 93,518 9,212   Designers, draftsmen, and inventors 62,987 7,664 44,437 3,012
  Designers 12,780 7,728     Designers 9,758 5,652 9,211 2,577
  Draftsmen 78,459 1,463     Draftsmen 50,880 1,985 32,923 391
  Inventors 2,279 21     Inventors 2,349 27 2,303 44
                     
Lawyers, judges, and justices 157,220 3,385   Lawyers, judges, and justices 120,781 1,738 114,146 558
Musicians and teachers of music 85,517 79,611   Musicians and teachers of music 57,587 72,678 54,832 84,478
Osteopaths 4,554 1,563   Osteopaths 3,367 1,663
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Photographers 31,163 8,366   Photographers 27,140 7,119 26,811 4,964
Physicians and surgeons 146,978 6,825   Physicians and surgeons 137,758 7,219 142,117 9,015
                     
Teachers 202,337 860,278   Teachers 122,525 639,241 121,210 478,027
  Teachers (athletics, dancing, etc.) 12,288 6,311     Teachers (athletics, dancing, etc.) 5,677 4,034 2,768 1,163
  Teachers (school) 190,049 853,967     Teachers (school) 116,848 635,207 118,442 476,864
                     
Technical engineers 226,136 113   Technical engineers 136,080 41 88,744 11
  Civil engineers and surveyors 102,057 29     Civil engineers and surveyors 64,642 18 52,028 5
  Electrical engineers 57,775 62     Electrical engineers 27,065 12 18 15,272 18 6
  Mechanical engineers 68 54,338 18     Mechanical engineers 68 37,678 11 14,514  
  Mining engineers 69 11,966 4     Mining engineers 69 6,695   6,930  
                     
Trained nurses 5,452 288,737   Trained nurses 5,464 143,664 5,819 76,508
Veterinary surgeons 11,852 11   Veterinary surgeons 13,493 1 11,652  
                     
Other professional pursuits 43,847 70,546   Other professional pursuits50
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  County agents, farm demonstrators, etc.
4,500 1,097      
(54)
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  Librarians 2,557 27,056     Librarians 1,795 13,502 1,594 5,829
  Social and welfare workers 6,649 24,592      
(70)
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  Other occupations 30,141 17,801     Other occupations 12,646 5,763 5,991 2,263
                     
  18 Figures for 1910 estimated.
22 Comparable figures for 1920 and 1910 not available.
50 Aviators, designed "Aeronauts" and included with 'Showmen" in 1910 and classified as a separate group under "Other professional pursuits" in 1920, were transferred to "Transportation and communication" in 1930.
54 Classificed, in 1920 and in 1910, in the group "Agents" in "Clerical occupations."
64 In 1920 and in 1910 this group included "Postmasters," classified in "Transportation and communication" in 1930.
65 Includes only those resident in continental united states at date of enumeration.
66 Probably includes some teachers in schools below collegiate rank.
67 Osteopaths were included with "Physicians and surgeons" in 1910.
68 Includes, also, all technical engineers not elsewhere classified.
69 Includes, also, chemical and metallurgical engineers.
70 "Social and welfare workers" were included in the group "Religious, charity, and welfare workers" in "Semiprofessional pursuits" in 1920 and in 1910.
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