what jobs were there on plantations?

Answer 1

Large plantations were self-sufficient and required many different skilled workers and craftsmen to maintain the plantation. Skilled slaves who lived at Mount Vernon included a cook, blacksmith, and miller.

Listed below, you will find a list of some of the many jobs performed by slaves of George Washington at Mount Vernon during 1786-1787.
Tasks Performed by Men --Tasks Performed by Women
Overseer-- milking
Carpenter --weaving
Blacksmith-- cooking
dig ditches-- make baskets
saw timber--- strip tobacco*
kill hogs ---make fences*
brickmaker/bricklayer--- make baskets
plow--- pack fish
make fences and livestock pens--- heap and bum trash
*fill gullies --hoe new ground
gardner ---washing
plant corn, pumpkin and peas--- carry fence rails
house servant ---clean out stable
build roads ---being house servant*
wagoner---- thin trees in swamp

Answer 2

mainly if u were black it was picking cotton and being a servant all other jobs were for whites only.