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CHAPTER IX 



CLERICAL PURSUITS 

 §1. specific Clerical Pursuits 



In Indiana in 1910, 38,570 workers were employed in the clerical 

 pursuits; 23,671 males and 14,899 females. These pursuits ranked 

 seventh in importance on the basis of the number of wage-earners, 

 the percentage of the total number of all workers being 3.7. 



The clerical pursuits comprised the following : 



Bookkeepers, cashiers, and aecoimtants. 



Stenographers ami typewriters 



Shipping clerks , 



Agents 



Messengers, errand boys and girls 



Collectors . ., 



Canvassers 



Bundle and cash boys and girls 



Total 



Graph 16 shows the distribution of workers in these pursuits. 



Graph 16 

 Workers in Clerical Pursuits 



Males 



Females 



Total 



10,146 



2,247 



12,393 



6,752 



5,345 



12,097 



1,093 



6,639 



7,732 



1,577 



37 



1,614 



1,542 



70 



1,612 



1,206 



65 



1,271 



870 



90 



960 



423 



236 



659 



62 



170 



232 



23,671 



14,899 



38,570 



Clerks (not stores) 

 Bookkeepers, cashiers 

 Steno. and typists 

 Shipping clerks 

 Agents 



Errand boys and girls 

 Collectors 

 Canvassers 

 Cash boys and girls 



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Specific Work of A^arious Age Groups 



The specific clerical work of various age groups for males and 

 females is enumerated in Table 36. 



