Jobs in a Medieval Society

[Anna]

aka What Most People On Pern Do For a Living

On Pern, the majority of the population are those people rarely seen in McCaffrey's books. She focuses on dragonriders, crafters, and high ranking holders.

They are, in all truth, a very very very small portion of the population. Most folk who keep the world going are the ones she never writes about.

So what jobs do they do, and that your character can do to? Well, here's a list, based off of the Medieval Jobs page at www.castles-of-britain.com/castle32.htm.




Baliff (gives assignments and makes sure they're completed)
Barber
Candlemakers
Carpenters
Caskmakers
Cooks: bakers, poulterers, butchers, brewers (makes beers and ales), millers, fruiterers, slaughterers, servers, scullions, butler (keeps the wine cellar),
Farmers
Fishermen
Guards
Harpers: minstrels, teachers (these are separate from the crafted Harpers)
Hayward: tends to the greenery in and around Hold/Weyr
Healers: herb gardeners, nurses (these are separate from the crafted Healers)
Hunters
Laundresses
Maintenance: painters, carpenters, plasterers, brickmakers, glaziers, brick & tile makers, roadmenders
Marshal: oversees the transportation of goods.
Messengers
Middens
Miner (separate from the crafted Miners)
Potters
Ranger
Shipwrights
Smith (separate from the crafted Smiths)
Soapmakers
Stablemen: grooms, stock handlers, herders, farriers, carters, swineherds, falconer
Steward/Headwoman
Tanners: shoemaker (separate from the crafted Tanners)
Weavers: seamstress/tailor, clothmakers (weavers), carders, fullers, dyers, spinster, shearers, fuller (separate from the crafted Weavers)
Woodworkers


And there are many, many more jobs to be had, as well. But this gives you an idea.

[merali]

WOW! This is so cool!

[deb]

I have a few you could add....
Limner (Paper making, Book binding, Vellum preparation)
Glass blowing
Basketry
Vintner/Brewer
Lapidary (gem cutters, apraisers, polishers)
Jewler
Cobbler (Shoe and Boot making)
Furrier (Furs and skins)
Habidashery(Hats)
Mason (Stone cutting and shaping, Brick laying)
These are a few I was able to think of. Being in the SCA is useful sometimes

[Hope]

Nice additions! Thanks!

[deb]

NP. I'm glad SCA life has rubbed off on me;) I'd been thinking about what was there at some of the events and a few of the renn faires and came up with the ones I put down. I'm sure there are a few still missing though. I don't know if there would be farriers (for shoeing horses), Wheel wrights( I think wagon and cart makers) Wein wrights (Not sure of the spelling, Ship builders)
Rope makers, Bowyer/fletchers (for all those hunters) Saddle makers (harnesses too).
Just a few more to add:)

[ginnystar]

Sailcloth, Rigging for ships, Net making, and trap making.