Top 5 Jobs of the 16th Century and Today
Are you bored of your job? Do you get tired of doing the same thing over and over again, day after day? Well how do you think people in the sixteenth century felt? The top 5 main jobs of the 16th century were split into four different categories: Craftsmen and Craftsmen/Traders, Traders, Workers on the Land and the 'Service' industries which included things like lawyers, innkeepers, doctors ...etc. Most jobs that people had were more physical based work like tending to crops or building. Not everyone could do every job because of sex of race but that doesn't mean the range of jobs were too limited for everyone. Some people were real big on the idea that women belong in the kitchen or taking care of the kids. …show more content…
Also spinning yarn for the household. A widow could take over her husband's business after death. Most of them who took over something would just hire people to do the work. Orphans were made indentured servants or they were put to learn a trade. This was usually well before they even turned 14. At the age of 14 most boys and girls would leave their homes to be apprenticed or become covenanted servants with another family. They entered into an agreement with their masters to serve faithfully for exactly seven years. In return the master taught Them his trade. He provided them with clothes, food, shelter, water, and a bed. Once They had served their apprenticeship and, perhaps, spent some time as a journeyman, they would be accepted into the relevant trade company with the freedom to set up on their own.
The top jobs from the 16th century are very different from the top jobs today. Many of today's most popular jobs all involve some sort of teaching or involve with either math or science. Most involve getting a lot of extra schooling to qualify to even do it. Being a doctor, scientist, or a dentist are considered well paying jobs. But they are also not easy
Are you bored of your job? Do you get tired of doing the same thing over and over again, day after day? Well how do you think people in the sixteenth century felt? The top 5 main jobs of the 16th century were split into four different categories: Craftsmen and Craftsmen/Traders, Traders, Workers on the Land and the 'Service' industries which included things like lawyers, innkeepers, doctors ...etc. Most jobs that people had were more physical based work like tending to crops or building. Not everyone could do every job because of sex of race but that doesn't mean the range of jobs were too limited for everyone. Some people were real big on the idea that women belong in the kitchen or taking care of the kids. …show more content…
Also spinning yarn for the household. A widow could take over her husband's business after death. Most of them who took over something would just hire people to do the work. Orphans were made indentured servants or they were put to learn a trade. This was usually well before they even turned 14. At the age of 14 most boys and girls would leave their homes to be apprenticed or become covenanted servants with another family. They entered into an agreement with their masters to serve faithfully for exactly seven years. In return the master taught Them his trade. He provided them with clothes, food, shelter, water, and a bed. Once They had served their apprenticeship and, perhaps, spent some time as a journeyman, they would be accepted into the relevant trade company with the freedom to set up on their own.
The top jobs from the 16th century are very different from the top jobs today. Many of today's most popular jobs all involve some sort of teaching or involve with either math or science. Most involve getting a lot of extra schooling to qualify to even do it. Being a doctor, scientist, or a dentist are considered well paying jobs. But they are also not easy