United States Occupational Information in the 1900 to 1930 Census Population Schedules (National Institute)

1900-1930
The population schedules for 1900 and after are the only schedules that have survived. Without the additional information that is provided by the non-population schedules, agriculture, manufacture, and social statistics the information from the population schedules will need to rely on other sources to complete the occupational data. These other sources will be discussed in the following sections.

Questions from the 1900 Population Schedule related to occupations:


 * Name of the Individual
 * Occupation, Trade or Profession of each person ten years of age or over
 * Education


 * Can read (previously this was cannot)
 * Can write (previously this was cannot)
 * Can speak English


 * Ownership of Home


 * Owned or Rented
 * Farm or House

Questions from the 1910 Population Schedule related to occupations:


 * Name of Individual
 * Occupation


 * Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done by person, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.
 * General nature of industry, business or establishment in which this person works as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.


 * Ownership of Home


 * Owned or Rented
 * Farm or House

Questions from the 1920 Population Schedule related to occupations:


 * Name of Individual
 * Occupation


 * a. Trade, profession or particular kind of work done by person, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.
 * b. Industry, business, or establishment, in which this person works as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.
 * c. Employer, salary or wage, worker or working on won account


 * Ownership of Home


 * Owned or Rented
 * Farm or House

Questions from the 1930 Population Schedule related to occupations:


 * Name of Individual
 * Occupation and Industry


 * a. Occupation --Trade, profession or particular kind of work done by person, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.
 * b. Industry or business as cotton mills, dry goods store, shipyard, public schools, etc.


 * Class of Worker (Employer, worker, owner )
 * Employment,


 * a. whether actually at work yesterday for the last regular working day (yes or no)
 * b. If not, line number on Unemployment Schedule


 * Ownership of Home


 * Owned or Rented
 * Farm or House

Charles E. Sanders household, 1880 U.S. census, Santa Clara County, California population schedule, Gilroy Township (outside city), enumeration district 258, supervisor’s district 1, sheet 37 (page 414A), dwelling 235, family 235, National Archives micropublication T9, roll 82



Charles E. Sanders, 1880 U.S. census, Santa Clara County, California agriculture schedule, Gilroy Township, enumeration district 258, supervisor’s district 1, sheet 20, line 3; California microfilm C131, reel 1 California History Room, California State Library, Sacramento, California.