Note 3 — Chapter IV · Earning a Living—Manual Labor and the Trades
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Occupations in 1907 of 716 colored men (secured from records of the Young Men's Christian Association and personal visits) compared with census figures of occupations in 1900.
716 Men Census
Agricultural pursuits —1.2
Professional service, 27 men 3.83.6
Domestic and personal service, 363 men 5 barbers, 5 caterers, 24 cooks, 30 general utility men, 41 hotel men, 76 waiters and butlers, 8 valets, 35 janitors and sextons, 29 longshoremen, 5 laborers in tunnels, 7 asphalt workers, 57 elevator men, 41 laborers. 50.658.1
Trade and transportation, 279 men 10 chauffeurs, 35 drivers, 13 expressmen, 8 hostlers, 12 messengers, 14 municipal employees, 127 porters in stores, 15 porters on trains, 24 clerks, 21 merchants. 39.028.4
Manufacturing and mechanical pursuits, 47 men6.68.7
100.0100.0