The Evolution Of American Jobs
By: Christie Nah
1955
Skills:
- Strong
- Healthy
- Hard Worker
Common Jobs:
- Farmers
- Teachers
- Oil Companies
- Nurses
- Mechanics
- Milkman
- Bowling Alley Pinsetter
- Human Alarm Clock
- Ice Cutter
- Lamplighter
1985
Skills:
- Able to read-write
- Communication Skills
- Community Skills
- Farmers
- Teachers
- Waiter/Waitress
- Secretaries
- Nurses
- Carpenters
- Engineers
- Journalists
2015
Skills:
- College Graduate
- Knows how to use technology
- Social Skills
- Able to read-write
- Dentists
- Software Engineers
- Computer System Analysts
- Secretaries
- Nurses
- Teachers
- Architecture
- Office Clerks
- Broadcast Journalists
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Medical Equipment Repairer
- Digital Risk Officer
- Health and Wellness Educator
- Industrial Organizational Psychologist
Interview
What were 1955 careers like?
Women's roles were greatly changed in the 1950s. Around 1955, many women in the U.S. held clerical positions, assembly lines or service jobs. Those that held profesional jobs worked as either teachers or nurses. Many found themselves taking care of their house and their children. -Granny
What were 1985 careers like?
The 1980s was a decade of job growth and industry shifts. In 1985, techonlogy began to grow. Manufacturing and mining lost many workers while there were increase in retail trade and services. -Michelle Kim (Aunt)
What are 2015 careers like?
Many men and women graduate college first, in order to get a full-time job. -Ryan Fielder (Cousin)
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