Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission report. Source: BLS, Shows the average wages of Spanish agricultural workers in different cities. Source: BLS. The average salary for all occupations is $51,168 per year. Wages are shown in both German marks and contemporary U.S. dollars. At the bottom of the wage-earning range were the cotton and wool manufacturers who made $1.29 and $1.32, respectively, in 1880. 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Government Documents Department, Ellis Library Source: BLS, Shows prices of dozens of food and grocery items, soap, coal, wood by the cord, matches by the box and, Shows the amount spent by a typical Canadian family on food, laundry, fuel/lighting, and rent over time. - 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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Living room: Shows typical pay in stock companies, dramas, musical comedies, vaudeville and screen, from extras to Hollywood stars. Source: Appendix in. Source: Lists results of 22 studies that show the % of family budget spent in various categories (rent, food, health, etc.). 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. A wheat farm labourer, a silent movie actor, a telephone operator -- many jobs in the 1920s are nothing like today's. Shows expenditures among rural Virginia families for food, housing, clothing, automobiles, health insurance, recreation, personal items and more. One-page table shows 80 years of average retail prices for bread, milk, eggs and other common food items. Source: Bulletin #269 of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, "Farm Family Living Among White Owner and Tenant Operators in Wake County," pages 24-28. by RACE The Red Cross quickly hired and trained thousands of young women to be nurses, often at the battlefronts. Source: American Druggist, January 1923 issue. 2-4. 12 million immigrants had passed through the gates at Ellis Island nestled in the New York Harbor between 1842 and 1954. When it comes to the troublemakers in your organization you have two choices: cut them out or rein them in. 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Data gathered by the National Industrial Conference Board (a group of industry associations) which used European government publications for information. Pottery makers were most likely living in Stoke-on-Trent, soap makers inLancashire and Cheshireand brewers in Burton. Take a look at the 25 highest-paying jobs of 2023: 1. The advancement of the automobile industry spurred growth in other industries, such as steel production, highway building, motels and gas stations. 285, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. Source: Shows wages by occupation in Belfast, Cork, Glasgow, Dundee, Cardiff, London, Manchester and more. Surgeon -$216,248. ","_meta":{"__ref":"PrismicMeta:YzWTQhIAACAAnSRg"}}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleConnectionEdge","node":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_article","article_title":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Trace your ancestor's journey from baptism to burial with new and exclusive records","spans":[]}],"category":"What's New? From the Newcomb-Endicott store, Detroit, Michigan. See also "C" tab above for carpenters, cement workers, etc. School and office supplies: War was over, women were more independent than ever before and there were significant advances in science and technology. Shows average annual expenditure for food, rent, clothing, and medical care per family member. View in more detail here. Since money wage rates of foreign countries have little meaning for economists in America, only the real wage rates are given.", Shows the average hourly and weekly wages of various occupations for both skilled and unskilled laborers. Wages are shown in yen. Compares 1927 and 1913 earnings. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages of manual work occupations in Barcelona, Spain. Source: BLS, Shows the cost of foodstuffs, clothing, and other necessities in Hungary. Shows family expenditures by category. Details the prices of appliances, furniture, and more household items on pp. Worker unrest and strikes were the order of the day and the economy declined. Source: The cost of living in twelve industrial cities, p. 63. Source: Shows wages, hours and earnings for mechanics, pipe fitters, welders, tinsmiths derrick men, drillers, firemen, engineers and more. Wages are shown in German marks. But what do we already know about jobs in the 1920s? Lists ticket prices in NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and eight more cities in NY, PA, OH and MA. Prices are shown in either contemporary US dollars or Chinese coppers. Source: Describes the labor policy of Australia in the 1920's and throughout the rest of the early 20th century. From, Average monthly wages by state,with and without board. The 1921 Census of England and Wales was the first to capture employment details. Covers elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in American cities with populations of 2,500 or more. Prices are shown in German marks. This Farmers' Bulletin, Cost of Using Horses on Corn-Belt Farms, goes into great detail about the costs of keeping work horses, including a. Took into account additional sources of income for farm families, such as income derived from animals or investments. In some places, unemployment rates hit over 70%. Occupations wages shown in 1930 US dollars. Lists annual pay for individuals occupying administrative and supervisory positions in the executive and judicial branches. #4) Store Clerks #5) Librarians What they earn: $110,670 per year. Also shows the averagecost to rent farm landor pastures by the acre, by county. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of workers in the glass factories of northern France. Telephones, radios, cameras, kitchen ranges, home electric appliances, record players, music records, sewing machines, fabrics, clothes washers, laundry supplies, vacuum sweepers. What. Compares wages in common industries such as building, engineering, shipbuilding, textiles, railway, agriculture, printing, and in pottery. Wages are shown in Belgian francs. Data available for additional years inMissouri Farm Census by Counties, Missouri State Dept of Agriculture. Source: BLS, Shows the hourly, daily, and weekly earnings in Milan for various industries. for rural households in the U.S. and selected foreign countries. For the first time in history, women were being hired in large numbers to do jobs that were traditionally male jobs. Pilot. 467. View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. Source: Median wages for butlers, chauffeurs, gardeners, furnace men and "house men" employed to work in private households in Philadelphia in the late 1920s. Bicycles, binoculars, footballs & basketball supplies, ice skates, athletic gear, boxing, baseball, & tennis supplies, fishing tackle, camping gear, guns. Senior Software Engineer - $119,126. Women's: Investment Banker - $115,465. Source: U.S. Congressional Serial Set Vol. Rose Leadem is a freelance writer for Entrepreneur.com. 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Miscellaneous: Wirral Colliery at Neston, 1925. Sporting goods: The prosperity of the 1920s led to new patterns of consumption, or purchasing consumer goods like radios, cars, vacuums, beauty products or clothing. 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. Children's: Entrepreneur and its related marks are registered trademarks of Entrepreneur Media Inc. From crazy artists to legendary parties, the roaring '20s was an interesting time to be alive. 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Men commonly worked as farmers, doctors, lawyers and bankers. 8836. Shows weekly wages for male and female workers in common industries such as textile manufacture and mining, and also more uncommon like ice cream manufacture and hospitality services. This meant new jobs for women in the 1920s in the field of medicine. Source: BLS. Source: Very simple table shows average hours and earnings for all production workers in manufacturing for each year from 1919-1960. The three main companies were Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. The . Wages are in contemporary US dollars. Average earnings by industry, 1920-1921 Shows breakouts for automobile manufacture, cigar making, boots/shoe making, men's clothing, iron/steel and more. By law, judges earned 1,500 per year. War was over, women were more independent than ever before and there were significant advances in science and technology. Compensation manager. 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