| DECADE |
Common Types of Employment for Women |
| 1890's |
teachers
nurses
domestic service
agricultural work
factory work (textile or garment manufacturing)
|
| 1900's |
(same as 1890's) plus:
personal service
office or clerical workers
telephone/ telegraph operators
sales clerks
|
| 1910's |
(same as 1900's) |
| 1920's |
(same as 1910's) plus:
bond broker (Wall Street stockmarket)
printer
"home assistant" (nanny)
labor negotiator
|
| 1930's |
(same as 1920's) |
| 1940's |
(same as 1930's) plus:
heavy industry and war industry
welders
riveters
auto workers
machinists
electricians
mechanics
ship building
airplane making
armament making
cable car/ bus drivers
miner (coal, copper, etc.)
postal workers
delivery drivers
|
| 1950's |
(same as 1940's) minus:
heavy industry and war industry
fewer:
-welders
-autoworkers
-machinists
-mechanics
-electricians
-cable car drivers
-bus drivers
-miners
|
| 1960's |
(same as 1950's) |
| 1970's |
(same as 1960's) plus:
stockbrokers
doctors
lawyers
steelworkers
coal miners
railroad workers
|
| 1980's |
(same as 1970's) plus:
entrepeneurs
judge
middle and upper management
human resources managers
engineering
accountants
computer programmers
construction workers
farmers
financial managers
economists
truck drivers
park rangers
college teachers
real estate agents
technical writers
|
| 1990's |
(same as 1980's) plus:
chemists
advertising executives
pilots
military service
fire fighters
professional athletes
scientists
scientific researchers
religious ministers
politicians
architects
musicians
|
