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X Aunslo X

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Sep 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/25/99
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Does anyone know where to find, or has allready, a (hopefully large) list of
modern day job tables? It would be a wonderful help to me if i could find
some, i've tried conventional search engines, but they have heeded little in
the way of results, any job tables would be appriciated. thanks!

aunslo

StevenA201

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Sep 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/26/99
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I think I did one once. It was largely based on the table in GURPS:Space.

prei...@my-deja.com

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Sep 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/26/99
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> >modern day job tables? It would be a wonderful help to me if i could
>
> I think I did one once. It was largely based on the table in
> GURPS:Space.

Was it at all realistic, or was it based pretty closely on G:Space?

For that matter, has anyone made up realistic job tables for _any_
setting? I'd like to see 'em.


-P


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Mike

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Sep 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/26/99
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I have made a wages list for GURPS Old West. This is not a typical Job's
Table but a list of actual wages paid/earned during the 1860-1880 period. I
then adopted the exiting Job's Table from Old West and replaced the wages
with my amount. I did a lot of research here and have used it for 2 Old West
games. If you are interested in a copy just let me know.

Mike
trig...@yahoo.com

Lance Purple

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Sep 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/27/99
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X Aunslo X <xaun...@aol.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know where to find, or has allready, a (hopefully large)

> list of modern day job tables? It would be a wonderful help to me

Here's one, which I made from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
tables of "1996 Employment by major occupational group", at their
website <http://stats.bls.gov/emptab0.htm>. Enjoy.

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TABLE 1: MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONS

Roll d1000 (10-sided die, 3 times)
==================================
001-009 Accountant or auditor
010 Animal caretaker (non-farm)
011-012 Artist or commercial artist
013-014 Assembly worker (non-precision electrical and electronic parts)
015-016 Assembly worker (precision electrical/electronic equipment)
017-018 Attendant (amusement or recreation facility)
019-022 Attendant (dining room or cafeteria)
023-024 Automotive body repairer
025-031 Automotive mechanic
032-033 Baker (non-manufacturing)
034-038 Bank teller
039-041 Bartender
042-043 Bill and account collector
044 Bricklayer or stone mason
045 Bus driver (other than school bus)
046-049 Bus driver (school bus)
050-051 Bus or truck mechanic or diesel engine specialist
052-053 Butcher or meatcutter
054 Cabinetmaker or bench carpenter
055-056 Cable TV installation/repair worker
057-064 Carpenter
065-091 Cashier
092-093 Child care worker (private household)
094-100 Child care worker (public facility)
101-102 Civil engineer or traffic engineer
103-105 Clerk (Adjustment clerk)
106-108 Clerk (billing, cost, or rate clerks)
109-127 Clerk (bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing clerk)
128-130 Clerk (counter clerk or rental clerk)
131-133 Clerk (file clerk)
134-160 Clerk (general office clerk)
161-162 Clerk (hotel desk clerk)
163 Clerk (insurance claims clerk)
164-165 Clerk (insurance policy processing clerk)
166-167 Clerk (loan and credit clerk)
168 Clerk (mailroom clerk)
169-171 Clerk (order clerk for materials, merchandise, or service)
172 Clerk (payroll or timekeeping clerk)
173 Clerk (personnel clerk)
174-175 Clerk (photocopier operator)
176-177 Clerk (production, planning, or expediting clerk)
178-186 Clerk (receptionist or information clerk)
187-195 Clerk (shipping, and receiving clerk)
196-211 Clerk (stock clerk)
212 Clerk (travel clerk, reservations agent, or ticket agent)
213-214 Clinical laboratory technician
215-216 Computer engineer
217-218 Computer operator (other than peripheral equipment)
219-223 Computer programmer
224 Concrete and terrazzo finisher
225-226 Construction manager
227-230 Cook (institution or cafeteria)
231-236 Cook (restaurant)
237-243 Cook (short order or fast food)
244-246 Corrections officer
247-248 Cost estimator
249-250 Counselor
251 Customer service representative (public utility)
252-255 Data entry keyer
256-257 Database administrator
258-259 Dental assistant
260 Dental hygienist
261-262 Dentist
263-264 Designer (other than interior design)
265 Dispatcher (commercial transportation)
266-268 Drafter
269-271 Driver/sales worker
272 Drywall installer/finisher
273-275 Education administrator
276-278 Electrical or electronic technician
279-281 Electrical or electronics engineer
282-286 Electrician
287 Emergency medical technician
288-289 Farm manager
290-297 Farm worker
298-307 Farmer
308-314 Financial manager
315-316 Fire fighter
317-318 Flight attendant
319-333 Food counter worker
334-344 Food preparation worker
345-346 Garbage collector
347-353 Gardener, landscape worker, or groundskeeper
354-381 General manager or top corporate executive
382-389 Guard
390-394 Hairdresser, hairstylist, or cosmetologist
395-403 Hand packing/packaging worker
404-405 Heating/Air conditioning/Refrigeration mechanic
406-410 Helper (construction trades)
411 Highway maintenance worker
412-415 Home health aide
416-417 Host/hostess (restaurant, lounge, or coffee shop)
418-419 Human services worker
420-423 Industrial machinery mechanic
424-425 Industrial production manager
426-429 Industrial truck or tractor operator
430-434 Inspector, tester, or grader (precision manufacturing)
435 Inspector or compliance officer (other than construction)
436-437 Instructor (adult nonvocational education)
438 Insurance adjuster, examiner, or investigator
439-442 Insurance sales worker
443-469 Janitor, maid, or cleaner
470-474 Lawyer
475-476 Legal secretary
477-478 Librarian (professional)
479 Library assistant or bookmobile driver
480-485 Licensed practical nurse
486-487 Loan officer or loan counselor
488-489 Machine feeder or offbearer
490 Machine operator (coating, painting, and spraying machines)
491 Machine operator (crushing and mixing machines)
492-495 Machine operator (garment sewing machines)
496-497 Machine operator (laundry or drycleaning machines other than presses)
498 Machine operator (machine tools for cutting metal and plastic)
499-504 Machine operator (metal and plastic cutting and forming tools)
505-506 Machine operator (metal and plastic forming machines)
507 Machine operator (non-garment sewing machines)
508-510 Machine operator (packaging and filling machines)
511 Machine operator (painting and coating machines)
512-513 Machine operator (plastic molding machines)
514 Machine operator (printing presses)
515-516 Machine operator (textile draw-out and winding machines)
517-519 Machinist
520-531 Maintenance repair worker (general utility)
532-533 Management analyst
534-536 Manager (administrative services department)
537-539 Manager (engineering, science, or computer systems department)
540-543 Manager (marketing, advertising, or public relations department)
544-545 Manager (personnel, training, or labor relations department)
546-547 Manager (purchasing/procurement department)
548-552 Manager (restaurant or hotel)
553 Meat, poultry, or fish cutter/trimmer
554-555 Mechanical engineer
556-557 Medical assistant
558-559 Medical secretary
560-561 Messenger
562-563 Minister or other clergy
564-570 Mover (freight, stock, and material handling)
571-572 Musician
573-583 Nursing aide, orderly, or attendant
584 Operations engineer
585 Operations manager (communications, transportation, or utilities)
586-587 Order filler (wholesale and retail sales)
588-591 Painter or paperhanger (construction and maintenance)
592-593 Personal homecare aide
594-596 Personnel, training, or labor relations specialist
597-598 Pharmacist
599 Photographer
600-604 Physician
605-607 Plumber, pipefitter, or steamfitter
608-611 Police patrol officer
612-614 Postal mail carrier
615-616 Property/Real-estate manager
617 Psychologist
618-619 Purchasing agent (other than wholesale, retail, or farm products)
620-621 Radiology technician
622-623 Real estate sales agent
624-625 Recreational facility worker
626-642 Registered nurse
643-644 Residential counselor
645 Roofer
646-680 Salesperson (general retail)
681-682 Science or mathematics technician
683-707 Secretart (other than legal or medical)
708-709 Securities and financial services sales worker
710-713 Servant or cleaner (private household)
714-715 Service station attendant
716-717 Sheet metal worker
718-722 Social worker
723-738 Supervisor (blue collar workers)
739-750 Supervisor (clerical workers)
751-770 Supervisor (marketing and sales workers)
771-772 Switchboard operator
773-776 Systems analyst
777-784 Teacher's aide or educational assistant
785-789 Teacher (adult vocational education)
790-796 Teacher (college or university faculty)
797-809 Teacher (elementary school)
810-813 Teacher (preschool and kindergarten)
814-825 Teacher (secondary school)
826-829 Teacher (special education)
830-832 Teacher (sports coaching or physical training)
833-835 Teacher (vocational education and training)
836 Tool and die maker
837 Travel agent
838-863 Truck driver
864-869 Typist
870-871 Vehicle washer or equipment cleaner
872-888 Waiter/waitress
889-891 Welder
892-893 Wholesale or retail buyer (non-farm products)
894-895 Writer, technical writer, or editor
896-000 SEE TABLE 2 BELOW

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TABLE 2: LESS COMMON OCCUPATIONS

Roll d1000 (10-sided die, 3 times)
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001 Actuary
002-005 Aeronautical engineer
006-007 Agricultural or food scientist
008-009 Air traffic controller
010-011 Aircraft engine specialist
012-020 Aircraft mechanic
021-029 Aircraft pilot or flight engineer
030 Ambulance driver (non-EMT)
031-038 Architect (other than landscape or marine)
039-042 Assembly worker (electromechanical equipment)
043-047 Assembly worker (non-precision machinery)
048-049 Assembly worker (precision aircraft parts)
050-054 Assembly worker (precision machinery)
055-057 Athlete, coach, or umpire
058-064 Audiologist or speech-language pathologist
065-067 Baggage porter or bellhop
068-071 Baker (manufacturing)
072-076 Barber
077 Bicycle repairer
078-084 Biological scientist
085 Boiler operator (low pressure boilers)
086 Boilermaker
087 Bookbinder
088-091 Broadcast technician
092-096 Budget analyst
097 Camera and photographic equipment repairer
098 Camera operator (still photography camera)
099-100 Camera operator (television, motion picture, or video camera)
101-105 Cannery worker
106 Captain or other officer (fishing vessels)
107 Captain or other officer (non-fishing vessels)
108 Cardiology technician
109-113 Carpet installer
114 Ceiling tile installer
115-118 Chemical engineer
119-126 Chemist
127-130 Chiropractor
131-135 Claims examiner (property and casualty insurance)
136 Clerk (advertising clerk)
137-145 Clerk (bank new-accounts clerk)
146-151 Clerk (brokerage clerk)
152-153 Clerk (municipal clerk)
154-155 Clerk (real estate clerk)
156-157 Clerk (statement clerk)
158-162 Construction and building inspector
163-164 Cook (private household)
165-167 Correspondence clerk
168-171 Court clerk
172-175 Crane and tower operator
176-178 Credit analyst
179 Credit authorizer
180-182 Credit checker
183-187 Crossing guard
188-194 Custom tailor
195-198 Cutters and trimmers, hand
199-200 Dancer or choreographer
201 Data entry keyer
202-208 Data processing equipment repairer
209-212 Dental laboratory technician
213-214 Desktop publishing specialist
215-219 Detective or private investigator
220-224 Dietitian or nutritionist
225-227 Directory assistance operator
228-234 Dispatcher (police, fire, and ambulance)
235 EKG technician
236-239 Economist
240 Electric meter installation/repair worker
241 Electrical power dispatcher
242-250 Electrical powerline installation/repair worker
251 Electromedical equipment repairer
252 Electroneurodiagnostic technician
253-255 Electronic home entertainment equipment repairer
256-260 Electronic semiconductor processor
261-265 Electronics repairer (commercial and industrial equipment)
266-267 Elevator installation/repair worker
268-274 Employment interviewer (private or public employment service)
275-278 Engine mechanic (motorcycle, boat, and small engine)
279 Farm and home management advisor
280-283 Farm equipment mechanic
284-285 Film stripper (printing)
286-288 Fisher, hunter, or trapper
289 Fitter (precision structural metal)
290-292 Forester or conservation scientist
293-295 Forestry or conservation worker
296 Foundry worker (mold assembly and shakeout)
297-299 Funeral director or mortician
300-301 Furnace operator
302-303 Furniture finisher
304 Garment worker (hand-pressing)
305 Garment worker (hand-sewing)
306 Garment worker (patternmaking)
307-310 Geologist, geophysicist, or oceanographer
311-313 Glazier
314-319 Grinder or polisher
320-321 Hard tile setter
322-327 Home appliance and power tool repairer
328 Housekeeper or butler
329-337 Industrial engineer (other than safety engineer)
338-342 Insulation worker
343-347 Interior designer
348-355 Interviewing clerk
356-358 Jeweler
359 Job printer
360-365 Judge or magistrate
366 Landscape architect
367-371 Lawn service manager
372-379 Legislator or government chief executive
380-385 Library technical assistant
386 Loan interviewer
387-388 Locksmith
389-390 Locomotive engineer
391-392 Logging tractor operator
393 Lumberjack (faller or bucker)
394-400 Machine operator (bindery equipment)
401-403 Machine operator (cement and gluing machines)
404-410 Machine operator (chemical equipment)
411-418 Machine operator (combination machine tools)
419-420 Machine operator (cooking and roasting machines for food or tobacco)
421-428 Machine operator (cutting and slicing machines)
429 Machine operator (dairy processing equipment)
430-433 Machine operator (drilling and boring machine tools)
434-436 Machine operator (electroplating machinery)
437-444 Machine operator (excavation and loading machines)
445-453 Machine operator (extruding and forming machines)
454-455 Machine operator (extrusion forming machines for plastic/fiberglass)
456-457 Machine operator (furnaces, kilns, and kettles)
458-466 Machine operator (graders, bulldozers, and scrapers)
467-471 Machine operator (grinding machines)
472-473 Machine operator (heat treating machinery for metal and plastics)
474 Machine operator (hoists and winches)
475-480 Machine operator (lathes and turning machine tools)
481 Machine operator (letterpress machines)
482-484 Machine operator (log handling equipment)
485-488 Machine operator (metal and plastic punch machinery)
489-492 Machine operator (metal molding machines)
493-500 Machine operator (numerically controlled machine tools)
501-506 Machine operator (offset lithographic presses)
507-510 Machine operator (paper goods machinery)
511 Machine operator (photoengraving and lithographic machines)
512-515 Machine operator (photographic processing machines)
516-522 Machine operator (roadway paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment)
523-527 Machine operator (saws and sawing machinery)
528-529 Machine operator (screen printing machines)
530-531 Machine operator (separating and distilling machines)
532 Machine operator (shoe sewing machines)
533 Machine operator (soldering and brazing machines)
534-539 Machine operator (textile and garment pressing machines)
540-541 Machine operator (textile bleaching and dyeing machines)
542-544 Machine operator (textile machinery)
545 Machine operator (tire building machines)
546 Machine operator (typesetting machines)
547-554 Machine operator (welding machines)
555-559 Machine operator (woodworking machines)
560-563 Manicurist
564 Mathematician
565-571 Medical records technician
572-574 Medical scientist
575-578 Metal fabricator (structural metal products)
579 Metallurgist
580 Meteorologist
581-585 Meter reader
586-591 Millwright
592 Mining engineer
593-601 Mobile heavy equipment mechanic
602 Motion picture projectionist
603 Motorcycle repairer
604-605 Museum worker (includes curators, archivists, and restorers)
606 Musical instrument repairer or tuner
607 Nuclear engineer
608 Nuclear medicine technologist
609 Nursery/greenhouse manager
610-614 Occupational therapist
615 Occupational therapy assistant
616-620 Office machine or cash register repairer
621 Oilfield rigger
622-623 Oilfield roustabout
624-627 Operations research analyst
628-629 Optical equipment service/repair worker
630-635 Optician (dispensing and measuring)
636-638 Optometrist
639-645 PBX installation/repair worker
646-649 PBX operator
650-653 Painter (transportation equipment)
654-656 Painter or spray-coater
657-665 Paralegal
666-671 Parking lot attendant
672 Paste-up worker
673-675 Peripheral computer equipment operator
676-680 Pest controller
681 Petroleum engineer
682-685 Pharmacy assistant
686-692 Pharmacy technician
693 Photoengraver
694 Photographic process worker
695-701 Physical and corrective therapy assistant
702-710 Physical therapist
711-715 Physician's assistant
716 Physicist or astronomer
717-721 Pipelayer
722-724 Plasterer
725 Platemaker
726 Podiatrist
727-732 Police detective or investigator
733-738 Postal service clerk
739-741 Precision instrument repairer
742-746 Procurement clerk
747-755 Producer, director, or actor
756 Programmer (numerical tool or process control machinery)
757-758 Proofreader
759-767 Psychiatric aid
768-772 Psychiatric technician
773-781 Public relations specialist or publicity writer
782-785 Radio/TV announcer or newscaster
786 Radio mechanic
787 Rail yard engineer
788 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operator
789-790 Railroad conductor or yardmaster
791-794 Real estate appraiser
795-800 Real estate broker
801-803 Recreational therapist
804-808 Reporter
809-815 Respiratory therapist
816-817 Sailor (includes able seamen, ordinary seamen, and marine oilers)
818 Shampooer
819-825 Sheriff or deputy sheriff
826 Ship's mate (includes boat and barge mates)
827 Ship engineer
828 Shipfitter
829-830 Shoe and leather repair worker
831-833 Small engine specialist
834-835 Solderer or brazer
836 Sprayer/applicator
837-838 Stationary engineer
839-844 Statistical clerk
845 Statistician
846-853 Stenographer or court reporter
854-859 Structural and reinforcing metal worker
860 Subway or streetcar operator
861-867 Supervisor (farming, forestry, and agricutural workers)
868-871 Supervisor (fire fighting or fire prevention workers)
872-880 Supervisor (institutional cleaning workers)
881-887 Supervisor (police, detectives, and law enforcement workers)
888-891 Surgical technologist
892-899 Surveyor
900-902 System operator (chemical plant)
903-905 System operator (electric power generation facility)
906-913 System operator (water or liquid waste treatment plant)
914-918 Tax examiner, collector, or revenue agent
919-927 Taxi driver or chauffeur
928-934 Teacher (religious education)
935-937 Telephone switch installation/repair worker
938-945 Tire repair worker
946-947 Title examiner
948-949 Tree pruner
950 Typesetter
951-958 Underwriter
959-963 Upholsterer
964-965 Urban and regional planner
966-970 Usher, lobby attendant, or ticket taker
971-972 Vending machine service/repair worker
973-977 Veterinarian
978-980 Veterinary assistant
981-982 Veterinary technician
983 Watchmaker
984-987 Weigher, measurer, checker, or sampler (recordkeeping)
988-996 Welfare eligibility interviewer
997-000 Wood machinist

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Sep 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/27/99
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X Aunslo X <xaun...@aol.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know where to find, or has allready, a (hopefully large) list of
> modern day job tables? It would be a wonderful help to me if i could find
> some, i've tried conventional search engines, but they have heeded little in
> the way of results, any job tables would be appriciated. thanks!

Buy a sunday paper. Note that Bootlicking at a 12+ is a prerequisite for
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Sep 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/28/99
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Cool, yeah - a friend of mine runs a lot of Old/Weird/Wild West stuff,
and I'm just plain curious.

I suspect more people than just I would be interested (hence the post) -
if you can/wish to post it or put it up on the web somewhere, that'd be
cool - thanks.

JefWilson

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Sep 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/28/99
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In article <7sk3o1$t3d$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, prei...@my-deja.com writes:

>For that matter, has anyone made up realistic job tables for _any_
>setting? I'd like to see 'em.

I'd like to _think_ that the job table I created for my N'Ferra game is
realistic, even if the setting isn't. You can find it at
http://members.aol.com/JefWilson/rpg/nf_campn.htm#Job

Jeff Wilson
and I've got some job table rules around here somewhere . . .
http://members.aol.com/JefWilson/rpg/


JDP

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Oct 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM10/9/99
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There some fairly decent ones, or at least easily modifiable ones, in
GURPS Horror. I used these for a sci-fi / horror campaign set not too
far in the future.
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