Shows police department salaries for cities over 100,000 population. The survey covered 114 different cotton mills in 12 different state, and generally divides tables by occupation, sex, and year or occupation, sex, and state. Shows wages and hours of workers in the cotton industry over a 23 year period. Sporting goods: The Red Cross quickly hired and trained thousands of young women to be nurses, often at the battlefronts. As the 1920s continued, manufacturing jobs became increasingly common to meet the demand for electrical appliances. Pilot. Shows the average weekly earnings by industry and occupation. Pathologists are . Wirral Colliery at Neston, 1925. Prices are shown in Spanish pesetas. A mail order catalog for the Fall/Winter season, 1920-1921. Tools and hardware: Also shows the averagecost to rent farm landor pastures by the acre, by county. Data was originally published in the Industrial Bulletin of the State Department of Labor. 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Salary data for judges inNY, PA, NJ and CT. 523. Lists single-unit prices for barbital, benzoyl peroxide, benzocaine, aspirin, quinoline, and more, showing proprietary and coined drug names. Source: Missouri State Dept of Agriculture. Investment Banker - $115,465. Source: Source: Canada Department of Labor report. Shows wages for common and semi-skilled workers in manufacturing and construction industries, in baking, agriculture, metal and printing trades. View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. 407. Source: BLS. ","spans":[{"start":48,"end":62,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBOR%2FFPC%2FDI%2F1920S%2FH%2F01212650&parentid=GBOR%2FFPC%2FDI%2F1920S%2FH%2F01212650%2F0"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Women began finding their way into roles traditionally taken by men. Usually, where our ancestors lived dictated the type ofworkthey were likely to be doing. Handkerchiefs, slippers, watches, umbrellas, hair brushes and combs, Christmas decorations. Wages are shown in both Francs and contemporary US dollars. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of masons, carpenters, stonecutters, painters, shoemakers, and tailors in each of the provincial capitals of Spain. Miscellaneous: 23 high paying jobs that are fun. Source: Shows the average hourly wage of a variety of jobs both in and outside of Paris. "The sum of $4,000 will buy only a very modest home and even then it will have to be in one of the smaller citiesor in a remote suburb of a large city." Shows the average daily wages paid to masons, electricians, bricklayers, bakers, blacksmiths and more. 412. 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From the Louisiana Department of Labor and Industrial Statistics Biennial Report for 1929-1930. Source: Shows the daily or monthly wages of 13 occupations in the treaty port. One-page table shows 80 years of average retail prices for bread, milk, eggs and other common food items. These roles are available in a range of industries including healthcare, mining and technology. 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So take a minute to imagine what your life would be in the '20s. Source: National Education Association of the United States. Wages are shown in Japanese yen. Source: American Druggist, January 1923 issue. Prices are shown in Mexican pesos. Compares average retail prices for drug-store items at independent stores and chain stores in Cincinnati and Washington DC. The car industry is the best example of mass production during the 1920s. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. Shows by county the price of undeveloped land, plow land and farm land. Shows the daily wages of Chilean miners between 1911 and 1924 in both pesos and the U.S. dollar. Kitchen: Includes breakouts for those who lived with the family and those who did not. Musical instruments: Dining room: Source: BLS, Shows the retail prices of foodstuffs and other staple goods in the Mexican capital. Shows the wages of Japanese mining workers by gender and age. For the most up-to-date salary information, please click on the links below: 1. In fact, there were individuals called "Knocker Uppers" whose job was to wake up other workers. Take a look at the 25 highest-paying jobs of 2023: 1. Table shows average tax by acre for each state in 1929. Source: BLS. Figures expressed in both foreign currency and in dollars. Surgeon -$216,248. 1. Wages shown in contemporary US dollars. This booklet shows prices for hotels and amenities such astelephone, restaurant meals,haircuts, bath house, etc. Compares 1927 and 1913 earnings. It can change how you see your past and maybe even your future. Compares average retail prices for grocery items in independent stores and in chain stores. Most of them were found in the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and Westmorland whilethereweremuch fewer retirements in Glamorgan, Monmouth and Warwick. Compensationby job titlefor New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, San Francisco and more cities. Machine learning engineers with less than 1-year experience can earn 501,058 per annum. Tax covers both land and buildings. Source: Very simple table shows average hours and earnings for all production workers in manufacturing for each year from 1919-1960. Cabinets and cookware. 2. Covers Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. Anesthesiologist SDI Productions/Getty Images Overall score: 6.4 Median salary: $208,000 Unemployment rate: 0.3% Number of these jobs. The billionaire talked about his early days in Dallas when he was strapped for cash. 1920, Home plans and costs to build in California, 1920, Retail prices of building materials by city, 1922, Building material prices paid by farmers, 1923-1924, Cost to construct houses, by type of material - 1921, Building material prices paid by farmers, 1910-1960, Farm real estate - Average value by state and county, 1920, Price of farm land by county in selected states, 1912-1924, New England farms and land - Average value by county, 1920-1930, Farm real estate values in Midwestern states, 1912-2019, Land in Missouri - Cost to rent or buy by county, 1922, Rents in working class neighborhoods in Cincinnati, 1920, Household heating fuel costs and expenditures by city, 1927, Electricity - Average monthly bill, 1924-1950, Household electricity costs and expenditures by city, 1927, Changes in retail prices of electricity, 1923-38, Car prices with illustrations, 1900-1920s, Motor supply prices paid by farmers, 1910-1960, Gasoline prices andtaxes, and annual consumption per vehicle, 1920-1939, Horse-drawn carriages, buggies and accessories, 1920, Horse and mule prices by state, 1919-1920, City transit fares in NY, PA, OH and MA - 1927, Streetcar, omnibus and subway rates, 1926, Passenger train fare in the U.S., 1871-1933, RR ticket prices between NYC and Chicago, 1910-1944, accessories (diapers, baby bottles, etc. Worker unrest and strikes were the order of the day and the economy declined. 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"The fees and cost of books, instruments, board, room, laundry and incidentals will hardly be less than $400 per session of thirty-two weeks." along with the country of origin, value in that country, transportation charges, duty charges and retail price in the U.S. Includes a photo of most items. If you were a seamstress back then, you were likely spending most of your time putting together flashy flapper dresses for female partygoers. 664. 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Source: This source is entirely about compensation of state and local government employees in New York. Shows typical pay in stock companies, dramas, musical comedies, vaudeville and screen, from extras to Hollywood stars. Union wages by occupation and city, 1922-1928, Women's median wages by state and industry, 1910s-1920s, Average college expenses and tuition by institution, 1928, Family budgets by income group, 1918-1930, https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwages, Common labor - Average entrance wage rates, 1926-1934, Union wages by occupation and city, 1920-1921, Steam fitters' and sprinkler fitters' helpers, Structural-iron workers: finishers' helpers, Union wages by occupation and city, 1929-1930, Captains, masters, mates, pilots, and engineers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Assistant gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Iron workers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Masons, bricklayers, and plasterers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Section laborers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Crossing and bridge flagmen and gatemen, War and postwar wages, prices, and hours, 1914-23 and 1939-44, Urban Negro weekly earnings by sex and occupational class, 1925, Negro wages by occupation - Chicago, 1920, Teacher salaries by race - North Carolina, 1922, Teacher salaries by race - Texas, 1925-1926, Accountants, auditors, bookkeepers, etc. While the number of men working in the 20-44 age range decreased when compared to the 1911 Census. Companies often have fewer qualified job applicants to choose from, which creates competition for the best people. For best detail, see the full chapters on. The following two tables shows the average daily earnings of industrial and building workers by occupation as well as in Moscow, Leningrad, and the Ural mountain region. National average salary: $95,020 per year. 297. As the 1920s continued, manufacturing jobs became increasingly common to meet the demand for electrical appliances. The early years ushered in a new sense of optimism. Do you enjoy homemaking? Source: BLS, Shows the hourly wages for men and women in Finnish unions. Describes the labor policy of New Zealand in the 1920's and throughout the rest of the early 20th century. Source: BLS Bulletin no. Source: page 13 in. In 1925, motor vehicles were scrapped at an average age of 6.5 years. Wages are shown in Czech krone. Source: The tables show pay for employees engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, trucks, car bodies and parts. A century later,we still see remnants of this inequality throughout working life. Shows family expenditures by category. They were published by the Women's Bureau of the US Department of Labor in 1928, summarizing data from the 1920 Census on the number of women, single and married, in particular professions. About half of the surveyed penal institutions gave prisoners some compensation, based on its use as incentive toward good work and better behavior, and to provide the convict with a small way to provide for his family. Data is separated by sex and age. They were major employers (7.1 per cent of all . Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. Paragraph below the table describes the weekly earnings of blast furnace workers, smelters, rolling mill operators, and foundry workers in both Pounds Sterling and U.S. Shows the daily wages of various common and low-skill occupations like building laborers, canners, and rice mill workers throughout the state. But job possibilities within the segregated race market were meager indeed, and the trend in the 1920s was to continue the restriction of black employment by the federal govern-TABLE 3 Percentage of Black Workers in the Total Labor Force by Occupational Classifications, 1920-1930 1920 1930 Agriculture 20.0% 19.0% Forestry and Fishing 11.6 12.7 This calculator allows you to compare the buying power of wages earned at different points in history. 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. No. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages for various occupations in Tokyo. . - 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 - late 1920s, Women's wages, hours, and earnings - South Carolina, 1921, Women in Tennessee industries - Hours, wages and working conditions, 1925, Colorado - Wages by occupation and industry, 1928, Union workers' annual earnings - New Haven CT, 1927, Teenagers' wages by occupation and sex in Detroit, 1922, Wage in the Missouri shoe industry, 1913-1922, Public school employee salaries - New York City, 1928, Ohio - Average annual wages and salaries by occupation, 1916-1932, Development of minimum wage laws in the U.S., 1912-1927, Minimum wage laws of the U.S., construction and operation, 1921, Wages by occupation in Buenos Aires, 1926, Buenos Aries - Average Wages, 1922, 1926, 1928-1929, Minimum wages in Sydney and Melbourne, 1914 and 1921, Wages and cost of living in Austria, 1920, Farm help wages in Canadian provinces by sex, 1920s, Wages by occupation in Canadian cities, 1920, Wages by occupation in Canadian cities, 1921, Wages by occupation in Canadian provinces, 1924-26, Wages and hours of labour - Canada, 1920-1926, Wages in boot and shoe industries in France, 1924, "Real wages" in Germany by industry, 1923, Automobile manufacturing wages in Germany, 1929, Wages and hours in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924, average weekly earnings by industry and sex, Wages by industry in Great Britain, 1914-1921, Wages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924-1928, Wages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924-1932, Agricultural trades - Minimum wage in Great Britain, 1920, Building trades - Wages by city in the UK, 1920, Iron and steel industry wages in Great Britain, 1926, Coal miner earnings in Great Britain, 1921-23, Judges of county courts (UK) - Salary, ca. 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