External resources to choose occupations.

Wikipedia’s Occupation List

Some old occupations listed on a UK genealogy website. These could also generate character names and family names.

A list of 19th century job titles based on those entered in the 1891 Census.

A list of medieval occupations, usefully divided into sectors.

A o=page detailing the work done specifically by women in our own world’s past – further ideas for occupations.
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