Obviously some careers were more important than others. I imagine any luxury services, like hair salons, etc, were the first to go out of business. But even during hard financial times, there are still things that a family must buy! Help me come up with a good list of professions that would help a man sustain his family during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Thanks.
2006-10-13 10:30:36 · 6 answers · asked by busboy 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Politicians made out good, but even professionals like doctors etc were giving away their services because people couldn't pay.
I was gonna say food provider, but if people are hungry it's hard to charge full price for food.
2006-10-13 10:39:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is really a good question... if you could get a job with the electric company, water company, or even a bank, you could support your family. I imagine teachers did okay... at least they had work. Doctors and dentists, of course, weren't paid much in those days, but they could still make a living. Laborers were many... you could wait to be called for work, but there was never a guarantee. You could have become a boxer... boxing was big in those days.
2006-10-13 17:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by Mike S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most jobs already mentioned sound nice , but during the great depression it's everyone for him self. So the best job would be a mobster
2006-10-13 17:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by dragor321 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the best jobs during the depression were as follows:
Prostitute
Booze runner
Bootlegger
Bookmaker
Gangster
Hobo
Chinese laundryman
2006-10-13 17:39:09 · answer #4 · answered by nuejerz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
medical field
police officer
grocery store owner/operator
transportation, mainly bus drivers.
plumbers.
education
2006-10-13 17:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
education, real estate, food store, farm supplies
2006-10-13 22:33:32 · answer #6 · answered by luckistrike 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋