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Table 41 in this source shows the average salary for all teachers in elementary and secondary schools in New York state, not including NYC. Click for more info about the kind of home a family earning less than $2,500 annually could buy in 1928. 8836. Fords model enabled companies to hire cheap, unskilled laborers to save money. Shows the weekly earnings for 9 occupations in Amsterdam, Haarlem, the Hague, and Rotterdam. Shows the retail prices for specific foods averaged across 51 U.S. cities. Source: Shows the daily or monthly wages of 13 occupations in the treaty port. Shows data on the number of nursing school graduates from 1880 to 1929 as well as salary information. Jobs - IMMIGRANTS IN 1900's NEW YORK CITY Jobs Fresh from the end of the Industrial Revolution, the new formed United States was in need of laborers. A butler - 42 per annum while Post Office clerk - 90 a year. Source: Source: Canada Department of Labor report. Source: BLS. 13. Miscellaneous: Shows average wages (with and without board) by province. 23 high paying jobs that are fun. Tables are broken down by occupation, sex, and state. 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Handkerchiefs, slippers, watches, umbrellas, hair brushes and combs, Christmas decorations. The economy boomed during the Roaring Twenties and rising incomes gave ordinary Americans access to enticing new conveniences, including washing machines, refrigerators, cars and other luxuries. Covers the states of NH, VT, MA, CT, KY, SC, AL, MO, KS, IA and OH. Shows wage data by manufacturing categories for 1914, 1919, 1921, and 1923. Shows the daily cost of food, heat, and light for a working family of 4 following independence. Exploring the 1921 Census reveals allfor the first time. Manual workers tended to live closer to their jobs, while professionals could afford to live further away. 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. 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. Includes many brand names. While female doctors were rare, female nurses were incredibly commonplace. Early level professionals can expect compensation of 698,443. More passenger air fares from other sources: Household items: Companies often have fewer qualified job applicants to choose from, which creates competition for the best people. Wages are shown in Belgian francs. Shows prices for articles of clothing sold in 35 retailer shops in twelve cities. Some occupations covered include telephone operators, waitresses, hotel maids, chambermaids, elevator girls, laundry workers, retail clerks, and factory workers in the wood working industry. Women's: Table shows average tax by acre for each state in 1929. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages for workers in different occupations in French coal mines. Source: BLS, Shows the retail prices of food and commodities in various cities throughout south Manchuria. In 1927, "$30 per month was taken as the average minimum expenditure for rent in Boston for the [working class] family of four living on the American standard.". This figurehadgrownby16% since the1911 Census. 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