Librarians, retail sales people , real estate people, truck drivers...I can't remember them all. Smh...
Chimney sweeps are very much in the work force in the U.S., and full service gas station attendants still exist in New Jersey.
True that... I was just thinkin' those jobs weren't as prominent in society today. Once upon a time they were ubiquitous. In fact I am aware of 13 alchemists in and around the area, not so many owing to the waning demand. Chamber girls... well, that job description has changed over the centuries.
We're seeing more full-service gas stations now. Less willing to compete through prices, gas stations are doing so in other ways. Some are connected to car washes and offer a free wash with a fill-up or something, and several of them have brought full-service back. I don't know if there's a connection, but I see this more in Citgo stations than in others. Plus, BJ's will pump gas for seniors or handicapped people, although they don't advertise that widely. As compared to the 50s and 60s though, there are far fewer gas station attendants today. Real estate is still a lucrative business. I know a few people who are doing very well selling real estate. The truck driving profession may be threatened by automated driving but I think we're still a ways away from seeing that on a widescale basis. Truck drivers are struggling more through regulation, however.
Before the invention of the mechanical fridge, men would head out to frozen lakes and cut blocks of ice with a hand saw for use in ice houses.