What types of jobs did people have in the Victorian era?

Professions

• the Law. Judges *** Solicitors and Barristers.
• the Clergy. Representations of Anglican and Dissenting Clergy in Victorian Literature.
• Construction: Clerk of the Works.
• Civil Engineers.
• Mechanical Engineers ***
• School teachers ***
• Physicians ***

What did people do for a living in the Victorians time?

Almost all families in Victorian times – except for the very poor ones – would pay people to be servants who would do their household chores for them. This included cooking, cleaning, washing and even serving dinner. Women who were servants were called maids, and men were called footmen.

What did poor Victorians do for fun?

Poor families made their own, such as cloth-peg dolls and paper windmills. Children would save their pocket money to buy marbles, a spinning top, skipping ropes, kites or cheap wooden toys. Girls played with dolls and tea sets whilst boys played with toy soldiers and marbles.

What kind of jobs did children do in Victorian times?

Their parents made them work to help pay the bills at home. What types of jobs did they do? Because they were considered cheap labor Victorian children were in high demand for many types of jobs including mining, factory work, street sweepers, clothing and hat makers, chimney sweeps, farming, textile mills, servants, and sadly, prostitution.

How old did children have to be to work underground in the Victorian era?

The Victorians saw child labour as a normal part of working life. Most children started work underground when they were around eight years old, but some were as young as five. They would work the same hours as adults, sometimes longer, at jobs that paid far less.

How old did children have to be to work in a mill in Victorian times?

Laws were passed and then amendments to those laws were passed until the use of children under the age of 16 years of age was prohibited for full-time work. But up until these laws were passed child labor in Victorian times was rampant. Factory and mill owners saw children as cheap effective labor.

What was the working conditions like in Victorian times?

One of the on the job aspects of Victorian Child Labor was the dreadful working conditions. This was particularly magnified in the coal mines. It was dark in the mines making it hard to see and at times would cause permanent problems with sight from the constant strain on the eyes.