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Authors: Howard Lauther

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CRAFTS AND TRADES

appliance repairman
auto repairman
baker
barrelmaker
basketmaker
beermaker
beltmaker
boatwright
bookbinder
bootblack
bootmaker
bottlemaker
brewmaster
bricklayer
brickmaker
bronzesmith
broommaker
builder
bulldozer operator
butcher
cabinetmaker
cable installer
calligrapher
candlemaker
candymaker
carpenter
carpet cleaner
carpet layer
chainmaker
chimney sweep
cigarmaker
clock repairman
clocksmith
clothworker
coal miner
cobbler
coffin-maker
computer repairman
cooper
copier repairman
coppersmith
crane operator
demolitionist
diemaker
dishwasher repairman
ditchdigger
dollmaker
draftsman
dressmaker
driveway sealer
drywall hanger
electrician
engraver
furnace repairman
garbage collector
gardener
gas fitter
general contractor
glass blower
glassmaker
glazier
goldsmith
gunsmith
handyman
house painter
ironsmith
ironworker
janitor
junkman
laborer
landscaper
lathe operator
leathermaker
lineman
locksmith
lumberjack
machinist
maintenance man
mapmaker
mason
mechanic
metalworker
miller
milliner
millwright
paper hanger
paving contractor
plasterer
plumber
printer
puttier
remodeler
roofer
rope maker
saddle maker
sausage maker
seamstress
shoe repairman
shoemaker
silversmith
spinner
spot welder
steam fitter
steelworker
steeplejack
stonemason
tailor
tanner
tattoo artist
telephone repairman
television repairman
tentmaker
tinker
tinsmith
truck driver
typesetter
upholsterer
watch repairman
watchmaker
waterproofer
weaver
welder
wine maker
woodworker
wrecker

CREATIVE ARTS
architect

 

Biographer

 

book editor

 

book publisher

 

caricaturist

 

cartoonist

 

carver

 

choreographer

 

composer

 

copywriter

 

engraver

 

etcher

 

graphic designer

 

historian

 

ice sculptor

 

illustrator

 

interior designer

 

novelist

 

painter

 

photographer

 

playwright

 

poet

 

screenwriter

 

sculptor

 

short-story writer

 

sign painter

 

speechwriter

 

CRIME

bank robber bookie
bootlegger
burglar
con artist
counterfeiter
drug dealer
embezzler
extortionist fence
forger highwayman
hijacker
holdup man
housebreaker
kidnapper
loan shark
money launderer
moonshiner
numbers runner
pickpocket pimp
pirate
prostitute
purse snatcher
racketeer
rapist
safecracker
smuggler
thief

DEATH

cemetery lot salesman
coroner
cremator
death notice writer
embalmer
executioner
funeral director
gravedigger
hangman
hearse driver
medical examiner
mortician
pathologist

EDUCATION

assistant dean
career counselor
civics teacher
college president
dean
dorm supervisor
English teacher
foreign language teacher
geometry teacher
headmaster
history teacher
librarian
lunchroom cook
math teacher
music teacher
phys. ed. instructor
professor
school principal

ENTERTAINMENT

acrobat
actor
announcer
ballet dancer
band leader
banjo player
barker
bassoonist
blues singer
booking agent
broadcaster
cameraman
casting director
cellist
choirmaster
chorus boy/girl
clarinetist
clown
comedian
concertinist
conductor
contortionist
costume designer
country singer
cyclist
director (film or stage)
disk jockey
drummer emcee
female impersonator
fiddler
film editor
folk singer
gag writer
game show host
go-go girl
guitarist
harmonica player
hypnotist jazz singer
juggler
lion tamer
magician
mime
oboist
opera singer
organist
pianist
pop singer
press agent
producer
program director
rock singer
saxophonist
screenwriter
set designer
showgirl
sound man
sound-effects man
stage manager
stiltwalker
stripper
talent agent
talk-show host
tap dancer
theater owner
theatrical agent
tightrope walker
trapeze
artist
trombonist
trumpeter
vaudevillian
ventriloquist
violinist
xylophonist

GOVERNMENT

ambassador
assemblyman
attache
attorney-general
campaign manager
censor
census taker
chancellor
charge d'affaires
chief of staff
CIA agent
city councilman
city manager
consul
councilman
emissary
emperor
envoy
FBI agent
floor leader
governor
intelligence officer
mayor
minister
party whip
poll taker
postal inspector
postmaster general
premier
president
prime minister propagandist
sec. of agriculture
sec. of commerce
sec. of defense
sec. of education
sec. of interior
sec. of labor
sec. of treasury
secret agent
state legislator
tax assessor
tax collector translator
U.N. ambassador
U.S. representative
U.S. senator
vice president
vice chairman
vice consul
vice governor

HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND CLUB

banquet manager
bartender
bellhop
bouncer busboy
carhop
cashier
chambermaid
charwoman chef
cook
cook's helper
counter person
country club manager
dining room supervisor
dishwasher
doorman
elevator operator
food server
front-desk clerk
gift shop clerk
golf pro
headwaiter
host/hostess
hotel manager l
andscaper
maitre d'
motel owner
porter
restaurant manager
valet
waiter/waitress

JOURNALISM

book reviewer
columnist
copy reader
drama critic
editor
food columnist
foreign correspondent
ghost writer
gossip columnist
investigative reporter
magazine publisher
movie critic
news anchor
news reporter
newspaper publisher
pamphlet publisher
proofreader
science writer
society columnist
sportswriter
TV critic
typesetter
war correspondent

LAW

bailiff
bankruptcy attorney
bondsman
business attorney
constable
court reporter
criminal attorney
divorce attorney
jailer
judge
law clerk
malpractice attorney
paralegal
parole officer
patent attorney
patrolman
personal injury attorney
deputy
detective
district attorney
divorce attorney
jailer
judge
law clerk
malpractice attorney
paralegal
parole officer
patent attorney
patrolman
personal injury attorney
police commissioner
police dispatcher
prison guard
probation officer
prosecutor
public defender
sheriff
tax attorney
warden

MANUFACTURING

assembly-line worker
binder
dispatcher
dock worker
expeditor
foreman
forklift operator
foundryman
inspector
inventory clerk
janitor
job coordinator
machinist
mechanic
metalworker
night watchman
operations manager
order filler
packer
plant manager
process clerk
production control
production manager
quality control inspector
raw materials mgr.
receiving clerk
riveter
security guard
shipping clerk
supervisor
timekeeper
tool and die maker
transportation manager
truck driver
warehouse supervisor
warehouseman
watchman
welder

MARITIME

bargeman
boatswain
boatwright
buccaneer
cabin boy
captain
commissary
deck hand
deep-sea diver
dock worker
ferryman
fisherman
gondolier
helmsman
longshoreman
mess steward
navigator
pilot
roustabout
sailor
shipmaster
steward
whaler

MEDICAL/HEALING

abortionist
ambulance driver
anesthetist
audiologist
biologist
cardiologist
child psychiatrist
chiropodist
chiropractor
dental assistant
dental hygienist
dental surgeon
dentist
dietician
dermatologist
diagnostic technician
doctor
druggist
ear-nose-throat specialist
faith healer
geriatric specialist
gerontologist
gynecologist
homeopath
hospital director
hygienist
immunologist
laboratory manager
medical transcriptionist
midwife
neurologist
nurse's aide
nursing director
nutritionist obstetrician
occupational therapist
oculist
optician
optometrist
orderly
orthodontist
osteopath
outpatient supervisor
paramedic
pediatrician
phlebotomist
physical therapist
physician
physiologist
physiotherapist
plastic surgeon
podiatrist
practical nurse
psychiatrist
psychologist
radiologist
radiotherapist
registered nurse
sexologist
speech pathologist
speech therapist
surgeon
veterinarian
wet nurse
witch doctor
X- ray technician

MISCELLANY

Aluminum siding salesman
Bible salesman
blackjack dealer
bookie
box office attendant
concession attendant
delicatessen owner
diamond merchant
floorwalker
forest ranger
fundraiser
gatekeeper
handwriting analyst
insurance investigator
insurance salesman
junk dealer
labor organizer
lighthouseman
lobbyist
minister
nun
nurseryman
pawnbroker
pool shark
priest
promoter
publicist
rabbi
ragman
roulette wheel operator
security guard
telephone solicitor
ticket agent
toll booth operator
tree surgeon

RETAIL STORE

buyer
cashier
department manager
display designer
sales clerk
shop owner
stock clerk
window dresser

...
where one of the following is sold:

air conditioners
antiques
appliances
aquariums
art supplies
artwork
auto mufflers
automobiles
baby products
bakery goods
beds
bicycles
boats
books
building materials
burglar alarms
cameras
carpeting
clothes
coins
computers
cosmetics
doors
draperies
exercise equipment
fencing
fire alarms
flags
flowers
food
furniture
furs
gasoline
glassware
groceries
guns
gutters
hardware
health food
hearing aids
jewelry
kitchen cabinets
lawn care
light fixtures
linoleum
liquor
luggage
mattresses
mobile homes
monuments
motorcycles
musical instruments
office furniture
office supplies
pagers
paint
party supplies
refrigerators
software
sporting goods
swimming pools
tile
tires
tobacco
toys
trailers
trucks
uniforms
vacuum cleaners
water heaters
wedding supplies
windows

SERVICE

apartment manager
appraiser
astrologer
auctioneer
baby sitter
bill collector
bodyguard
bridal consultant
butler
career counselor
caretaker
caterer
credit counselor
cruise consultant
custodian
dating consultant
day care worker
delivery person
domestic
elevator operator
employment agent
escort
exterminator
fireman
fortune teller
fumigator
furniture mover
garbage man
gardener
gas man
groundskeeper
house cleaner
housekeeper
iceman
laundromat manager
lawn care professional
letter carrier
librarian
lifeguard
maid
marriage broker
marriage counselor
milkman
nanny
poll-taker
property manager
rainmaker
real estate agent
resume writer
social worker
telephone operator
tour guide
tow service operator
trail guide

TECHNICAL

aeronautical engineer
agricultural engineer
anthropologist
archaeologist
architectural engineer
astrochemist
astronomer
astrophysicist
automotive engineer
biochemist
biologist
biophysicist
botanist
bridge engineer
CAD/CAM operator
chemical engineer
chemist
circuit designer
civil engineer climatologist
cloud-seeder
communications engineer
computer consultant
computer engineer
computer operator
computer programmer
construction engineer
controls engineer
customer engineer
data entry specialist
design engineer
development engineer
diesel engineer
digital engineer
ecologist
electrical engineer
electronic engineer
enzymologist
experimental engineer
field engineer
geographer
geological engineer
geologist
geophysicist
highway engineer
HVAC engineer
hydraulic engineer
industrial engineer
information engineer
inorganic
laboratory technician
liaison engineer
loss prevention engineer
maintenance technician
marine engineer
mechanical engineer
metallurgical engineer
meteorologist
mill engineer
mining engineer
network engineer
organic chemist
package consultant
physicist
plant engineer
process control engineer
product engineer
programmer-analyst
quality control engineer
radar engineer
radiation physicist
radiobiologist
radiochemist
refrigeration engineer
research assistant
research engineer
rocket engineer
safety engineer
sanitary engineer
servo engineer
software analyst
software engineer
structural engineer
support engineer
systems engineer
technical writer
telephone engineer
textile engineer
tool engineer
transportation engineer
value engineer
wastewater engineer

TRANSPORTATION

air cargo pilot
air traffic controller
astronaut
baggage handler
brakeman
busdriver
cabdriver
chauffeur
conductor
co-pilot
flight attendant
ground crewman
jet pilot
P.A. announcer
radar technician
redcap
skycap
stationmaster
stewardess
stoker
stunt pilot
subway conductor
switchman
terminal manager
ticket-taker

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