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It may be necessary to read the chapters pertaining to the country, but you can find the actual minimum wages in the discussion. War was over, women were more independent than ever before and there were significant advances in science and technology. This post investigates the social construction of the woman's wage over the 20 th century (1920-1990). So take a minute to imagine what your life would be in the '20s. To view an issue of interest, select it from the list and click View. Source: BLS Bulletin no. Feb 12, 2017. The three big car manufacturers were Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. For the first time in history, women were being hired in large numbers to do jobs that were traditionally male jobs. 14. 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Source: BLS, Shows the minimum hourly wages of various occupations in Brussels. Report published in 1923 tells wages by race and by industry. Shows the average daily wages of various occupations in Athens and Piraeus. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages for workers in different occupations in French coal mines. By 1970, 50 percent of single . Source: BLS. Source: BLS, Shows the hourly wages for men and women in Finnish unions. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages of day laborers, farm hands, clerks, bookkeepers, government employees, and army members in Lithuania. See list of the most common occupations for women in 1910 and 1920 (source: Census Bureau). Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. Wages are expressed in both foreign currency and dollars. Tables are broken down by type of job, gender of employee, and geography. "In this region, I presume that a fee of $200 would be a pretty fair estimate of the surgeon's charge for operation and the after-treatment there would be between the operation and the death of the patient." Source: BLS, Shows the hourly and weekly earnings of industrial wages in Romanian leu. Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. From, Earnings forveterinarians with governmentjobs, in scientific labs, in sales, or working as. Very simple table shows average hours and earnings for all production workers in manufacturing for each year from 1919-1960. The 1921 Census features the first female police officer andthefirst female racing car driver. ","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/findmypast-titan/6571d0fc-187c-47c5-9c64-ea3911a71cf3_christmas-tree.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,69,968,464&w=1200&h=575","landing_page":{"dimensions":{"width":550,"height":475},"alt":"Where did the Christmas tree come from? Musical instruments: Source: U.S. BLS Bulletin #682, chapter 9: "Monthly earnings of professional engineers," pp. Many of the reports can be found in. The car industry is the best example of mass production during the 1920s. In 1928, halfof all families had a combined family income of $2000 or less. Refrigerators, washing machines, vacuums and telephones also sold in large numbers. Source: page 13 in. Coffee cost an average 47 per pound in 1920. Source: BLS. Companies often have fewer qualified job applicants to choose from, which creates competition for the best people. 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Source: BLS, Shows the wages of a variety of occupations both in and outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. As the 1920s continued, manufacturing jobs became increasingly common to meet the demand for electrical appliances. Table shows average cost to rent houses by the number of rooms in each of 25 New Zealand cities and towns. Source: U.S. Dept of Labor, Compares affordability of food and consumer goods from one year to the next and provides price. Includes breakouts by state, source of income, and more. Wages are shown in both contemporary Yen and US dollars. Was your great grandmother blazing a trail in a male-dominated field back in the 1920s? Workers in the retail industry originally suffered unemployment as jobs disappeared in the first few years of the decade, then regained their jobs as the economy recovered. Data Scientist - $97,659. Salary. In 1880, saw and planing mill workers and flint and window glass workers earned the most out of nearly 20 manufacturing industries profiled by Long -- at $2.41 and $2.33 each day, respectively. Perhaps one of the most high-paying jobs in the automotive field is that of the automotive . Wages are shown in both Francs and contemporary US dollars. In 1925, motor vehicles were scrapped at an average age of 6.5 years. Source: Cost of living and family expenditures in Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas. Source: Details the prices of a variety of foodstuffs on pp. Source: AAUP report. 285, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 59-71. Includes both land and buildings. Source: BLS Source: BLS, See fairly comprehensive coverage of this topic in Appendix 23, "Charges for various kinds of medical services" in, Fee schedules established by the Ohio State Medical Association for. A butler - 42 per annum while Post Office clerk - 90 a year. Shows wages by occupation grouped by industries, with breakouts for males and females. Wages are shown in French francs. Source: U.S. BLS Bulletin, no. In the stationery and paper industry, women made up over 80% of the workforce yet over 75% of the managerial roles were given to men. Article compares the cost of renting versus buying a home in 1928. Knickerbockers, shirts, high school boy's suits, boy's fine suits, overcoats, winter coats, jackets, pajamas, rain coats, caps and hats, shoes. Prices shown in marks. Wages are shown in shillings. Shows the weekly wages of various occupations in Swiss farming as well as the daily wages of day laborers. Beds and mattresses, bedroom furniture, pillows, bedding. Source: Compares 1922 to1940 wage rates for a variety of RR jobs, pp. Wages are shown in Japanese yen. Source: U.S. Bureau of Education. 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