Occupations of Minsk Gubernia Jewish population.
(Original source: table XXII of the census 1897 in Russia)

Personally Involved      Family Members
Occupation Men Women Men Women
1. Administration, courts 24 3 34 42
2. Common and communal civil service 135 - 140 286
3. Lawers 71 - 73 154
4. Military 1147 - 11 15
5. Jewish clerics 323 2 410 680
6. At cemeteries , etc. 917 13 1106 2027
7. Education 3248 138 3057 5577
8. Science and [science] teaching 106 8 65 117
9. Medicine and sanitary 426 146 378 735
10. Service at shelters, etc. 22 1 26 44
11. Home servants 3307 7704 3130 5778
12. Lived on capital gains, etc. 2190 1537 2389 4044
13. State pensions, etc. 1343 441 177 308
14. Prisoners 78 9 3 4
15. Farmers ( work on land ) 3355 411 6210 10232
16. Bee and silk products 1 1 2 4
17. Cattle farming 74 16 79 167
18. Forestry 692 13 746 1342
19. Fishing and hunting 131 - 746 1342
20. Mining 27 4 26 43
21. Fiber processing 379 828 531 903
22. Animal products processing 905 28 768 1378
23 Lumber processing 4437 264 3722 6571
24. Metals processing 4392 81 4630 7955
25. Mineral (kerosene) processing 502 19 530 956
26. Chemical production 648 489 601 1133
27. Vine / beer production 274 5 279 494
28. Ferments , etc. production 122 14 121 226
29. Food processing 2759 975 4299 7593
30. Tobacco production and processing 156 134 105 207
31. Printing 780 140 478 864
32. Instruments production 270 - 168 324
33. Jewelry production 180 8 137 243
34. Garment production 14473 4324 14216 24368
35. House building and repair 3769 20 4388 7654
36. Boats (wooden) building 22 - 16 46
37. Different occupations 231 38 233 391
38. Water transportation 492 3 694 1365
39. Rail roads 94 5 102 175
40. Conveyance (horse) 3769 17 4655 8287
41. Other land transportation 107 - 153 227
42. Post and telegraph 12 1 12 19
43. Banking 178 6 133 267
44. [General] commerce 573 30 737 1636
45. General merchandise 3214 831 4340 7427
46. Cattle trade 1237 10 1898 3237
47. Grain trade 1117 101 1673 2813
48. Trade in other agricultural products 6288 2221 9619 16964
49. Building materials and fuel trade 2835 52 3531 6478
50. House stuff (furniture?) trade 184 74 228 453
51. Fabric and clothing trade 1065 438 1413 2478
52. Lather and fur trade 376 43 519 904
53. Trade in luxury and culture items 157 11 166 267
54. Other stuff trade 281 25 292 527
55. Delivery 374 110 594 1043
56. Restaurants, hotels, etc. service 519 92 752 1440
57. Liqueurs and vine sale 799 85 1234 2087
58. Hygiene and cleansing (bath houses) 319 226 442 652
59. Unspecified occupations 931 261 773 1320
60. Prostitution 10 101 9 24
61. Did not report occupation 689 784 499 782