Jobs A-B

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Abactor—Cattle thief
Abbess—Aka mother superior
Abbot Primate—Aka abbot-general, head of a monastic order
Abbot—Head of a monastic house
Abecedarian—A teacher of the alphabet
Abestetrix—Aka midwife, woman who delivers babies
Able Seaman—Sailor on a merchant ship
Academic—Scholar at university
Acater—Food caterer, especially on ships
Accipitrary—Falconer
Accomptant—Accountant
Accoucheur—Professional obstetrician
Accoucheuse—Midwife
Accountant—Accomptant, bookkeeper
Ackerman—Acreman, ox herder, ploughman
Acolyte—Highest rank in minor order clerics, or young person in a religious order, or a witch in training
Acoutrement Maker—Makes military accessories
Acrobat—Entertainer
Actor/Mummer—A theatrical performer, thespian
Actuary—Account keeper, bookkeeper, administrator
Administrator—Directs affairs of others
Administratrix—Female who directs affairs of others
Admiral—Commands a fleet of ships
Adscripticius—Serf bound to the soil
Advocate—Aka solicitor, barrister, lawyer, etc.
Advocate—Cleric with doctorate in canon law
Advowee—Nobleman who has the right to grant parish to a cleric
Aerialist—Aka aeronaut, trapeze artist, entertainer
Affeeror—Official assesses monetary penalty
Agister—Oversees forest’s pigs and cattle, with four agisters per woods; administers pasture land for others
Alabasterer—Alabaster carver
Alchemist—Medieval chemist
Alderman—One per town ward, his court is the ward moot
Ale Draper—Ale seller
Ale Taster—Inspector of ale and beer
Ale Tunner—Filler of ale casks (tuns)
Ale-Conner—Ale founder, an inspector of ale
Ale-House Keeper—Owns a tavern, pub, or inn
Ale-Wife—Woman keeps an alehouse or tavern
Almoner—Distributes alms or charity to the poor
Alnager—Inspector of woolen goods, stamps them with town seal
Amanuensis—Scribe who does dictation
Amber & Jet Cutter—Cuts and polishes amber and jet for jewellery
Amber Cutter—Cuts ambergris for perfumer
Ambiht-Smith—Smith or carpenter
Ambler—Breaks in horses
Anchorhold—Cleric walled into a church for life
Anchorite/Anchoress—Solitary religious person
Anchorsmith—Makes anchors for boats and ships
Ancient Master—Fencer with highest honors
Angle Iron Smith—Makes angle iron
Anilepman—A sub-tenant on a smallholding
Animal Handler—Animal trainer
Animal Husbandman—Worked with livestock and agriculture
Animal Trainer—Animal handler, animal master
Ankle Beater—Young person who helps drive cattle to market
Annato Maker—Worked in the manufacture of dyes for paint or printing
Annuitant—Aka shareholder, self-supporting
Anvilsmith—Anvil maker
Apholsterer—Uphosterer, upholder
Apiary—Aka Aparian, beekeeper
Apostle—One of Jesus’ twelve original followers
Apothecary—Aka simpler, herbalist, or pharmacist, producer and seller of medicine
Apparitor—Mace bearer or beadle of a university
Apparitor—Usher who works for the court and serves summons and executes orders
Appraiser—Estimates the value of land
Apprentice—Young person learning a trade to become a journeyman
Aproneer—Apron man, shopkeeper
Aquafortist—Etches or engraves with aqua-fortis (nitric acid)
Aquarius—Waterman
Aquavita Seller—Sells unrectified alcohol (brandy, etc.)
Arbalester—Soldier who fires an arbalest or crossbow
Arch-baron—Baron of great power, or lord of two or more baronies
Arch-Deacon—Assists priest, may be married, a priest in training
Arch-Priest—In the Eastern Rite, not the Roman Rite
Archbishop Ad Personam—
Archbishop Metropolitan—Archbishop with his see in the city
Archbishop—Bishop over two or more bishoprics
Archdeacon—Oversees church properties for bishop
Archduke Palatine—Sovereign archduke
Archduke/Archduchess—Noble, usually of royal class
Archer—Bowman, longbowman
Archers Of The King’s Body Guard—Answers to the captain of the yeoman of the guard
Archiator—Chief physician or doctor
Architect—A designer of buildings, bridges, etc.
Archmage—Mage of exalted stature
Argolet—Light cavalryman
Arkwright—Makes wooden chests, coffers, or arks
Armati—Light cavalry
Armiger—Entitled to bear heraldic arms, being armigerous
Armorer—Builds metal armor, aka armorsmith
Arpenteur—Land surveyor
Arrowsmith—Arrow maker
Archil Maker—Makes violet dye from lichen
Artificer—Mechanic, machinist
Artillator—Maker of bows, arrows, and other archery goods
Artillerist—Military ranged specialist
Artisan—Craftsman or guildsman
Artist—Also called limner, dauber, illuminator, tinter, and fresco painter.
Ashman—Dustman
Assassin—Aka Slayer, professional murderer
Assayer—Determines metal content in ore
Assessor—Aka affeeror, assesses monetary penalty and collects taxes and dues
Assistant Huntsman—Answers to the huntsman
Astrologer—Aka weather spy, creates horoscopes
Astronomer—Studies the heavens
Atiliator—Crossbow maker
Attendant—Personal servant
Attorney—Aka barrister, lawyer, pleader, proctors, procurators, and scriveners, these are paralegals, used for procedural work
Auctioneer—Aka canting caller, dealer of goods at auction, paid by commission
Auditor Of The Imprests—Officer in the exchequer
Auditor Of The Receipt Of The Exchequer—Works for the treasurer
Auger Maker—Makes carpenter’s augers
Auger—Latin prognosticator
Augustinian Monk—Black canon
Augustinians Friars—
Aurifaber—Goldsmith
Author—Writer
Avenator—Hay and forage seller
Avener—Oversees the stable
Avowry—Lord of the manor
Axel Tree Maker—Aka axle tree turner, makes axels for coaches and wagons
Axeman—Woodsman
Bachelor Knight—Landless knight who fights under his lord’s banner
Backmaker—Cooper
Backman—Baker
Backwasher—Wool cleaners
Badger—Corn miller or dealer, or licensed pauper
Badger—Peddler, hawker
Badgy Fiddler—Boy trumpeter in the military
Bagger—?
Bagman—Traveling salesman
Bagniokeeper—Operator of a bathhouse or brothel
Bailer—Bails hay and wool
Bailiff of the Hundred—Answers to the sheriff
Bailiff—Manorial or town official, kept borough courts, aka bailie gaffman, grieve, foreman
Baker—Backmann, backster, baxter, beck, becker, furner, pistor who makes bread and other baked goods
Balance Maker—?
Balistarius—Crossbowman
Balister—Archer
Ballard Master—Aka ballast heaver, in charge of loading the ballast into the holds of empty ships
Baller—Aka baller up, assisted the potter by measuring out the balls of clay
Bandit—Boothaler, marauder, plunderer
Bandster—Bound wheat sheaves after harvest
Bang Beggar—Officer who drives off strangers from parish
Banker—Ditch digger
Bannerette Knight—Rides under his own banner
Barber-Surgeon—Cuts hair, pulls teeth, performs minor surgery
Barber—Cuts hair, shaves
Bard—Poet, writer or minstrel, a type of druid in pagan times
Bareman—A beggar or pauper
Barge Mate—Bargee, bargeman, worked on or owned and operated a barge, boat, or dredge
Bargeman—Raft or barge crew member
Barkeeper—Tollkeeper or tavern keeper
Barker—One who advertises at the entrance to a show or makes public announcements
Barker—Strips tree back for tannin for leather production
Barmaid—Tavern worker
Baron/Baroness—Minor noble
Baronet/Baronetess—Non-hereditary noble above knight but below baron
Barons Of The Cinque Court—

Barrel Maker—Cooper
Barrister—Solicitor or lawyer
Barton—Runs a monastic farm or grange
Basil Worker—Aka barkman, tanner of sheep and goat skins
Basin-Beater—Metal basin maker with relief decoration
Basketmaker—Aka willow plaiter, makes baskets and furniture from wicker
Bast Dresser—Dressing fibre or matting
Bath Attendant—Aka bather, bath attendant or bath owner
Batter Out—Sliced a short cylinders of clay (a bat) from a "pug" and threw it onto a mold shaped for the face of a ceramic plate
Battledore Maker—Battledore maker
Battuere—Aka beater, drives game from cover during the hunt
Bawd—Woman in charge of brothel
Baxter—Baker
Baxter—Baker, backman, becker
Bayweaver—Aka Baizeweaver one who wove bay
Bead Piercer—Drills holes in beads
Beadle—Church ushers who preserve order at sermons
Beadle—Town crier, parish police officer
Beadman—Beadsman or bedesman employed to pray for his employer
Beagle—Officer of the law (policeman)
Bear-Ward—Owner of a performing bear
Bearleader—A travelling tutor
Beater—Cleansed and thickened the cloth by treading it underwater with fullers earth
Beater—Employed to rouse game during hunt
Beaver—Makes felt hats
Bedman—Gravedigger
Bedwevere—Made webbing for beds, quilter
Beekeeper—Apiarist, apiarian
Beer Brewer—Beer maker
Beer Seller—Beer merchant
Beeskepmaker—Aka skepper or skelper, makes and sold beehives & beeswax products
Beggar—Bairman, bareman, pauper, cadger, harlot or vagabond, lives by generosity and alms of others
Beghard—Member of certain lay brotherhoods
Beguine—Member of certain lay sisterhoods
Belhoste—Tavern keeper
Bell Hanger—Installed bells in churches
Bellfounder—Belter, billiter, campaner, maker of large church bells
Bellmaker—Makes small bells
Bellman—Employed as a watchman and town crier
Bellows Maker—Makes bellows
Belter—Maker of belts
Bender—Cut leather
Benedictine Monk—Monk in the benedictine order
Berserker—Warrior who fights in a state of brutal rage
Besom Maker—Broom maker
Besswarden—Parish official overseeing animals
Bever—Beverage maker
Bill Men—Pole arm infantry
Bill Poster—Aka billboarder, posted notices, signs and advertisements
Billier—Axe-maker
Billiter—Bell founder
Binder—Bound items, books, hats, etc
Bird Boy—Scare away birds from crops
Bird Catcher—Caught and sold bird
Birele—Cup-bearer
Bishop—Diocesan bishop and head of a see
Blacksmith—Aka ambiht-smith, forger, hammerman, smiddy, worker in iron or steel
Bladesmith—Sword or knife maker
Bleacher—Textile or paper bleacher
Blentonist—Dowser, water diviner, water witch
Block Engraver—Engraved the blocks used in the printing trade
Blockcutter—Aka blocker, makes wooden blocks used in the hat trade
Blockcutter—Laid down blocks on which a ship’s keel was laid
Blockcutter—Wood block printer
Bloodletter—Bled patients for supposed benefits
Bloomer—Aka iron founder, smelter, produced iron from ore
Board-Hewers—Produced joists and beams
Boarding Clerk—Aka boarding officer, customs official who inspected cargo
Boardwright—Carpenter
Boatman—Aka ferryman or bargeman, repaired boats and barges
Boatman—Hires out boats
Boatswain—Aka bosun, ship's officer in charge of riggings and sails
Boatwrights—Boat builder
Bodeys—Aka body maker, makes bodices for women’s garments
Bodger—Wood turner, itinerant furniture maker using green wood
Body-Servant—Personal attendant
Bodyguard—Protects their clients from harm
Bokeler—Buckler maker
Bondager—Cotter bound to render certain services to a farmer
Bone Button Turner—Turned bone on lathe for buttons
Bone Lace Maker—Makes pillow lace
Bone Picker—Aka rag-and-bone-man, collects rags and bones and dog dung for tanning
Bonecarver—Makes knife handles and scrimshaw
Bonesetter—Sets fractured and dislocated bones
Boniface—Innkeeper
Book Gilder—Decorated books with gold leaf
Bookbinder—Book binder
Bookkeeper—Aka actuary or comptroller, handled business accounts
Bookseller—Book merchant
Boot Catcher—Servant at inn who pulled off traveler's boots
Boothaler—Marauder, plunderer
Boothman—Corn or grain merchant
Borreler—Makes borrel (rough textile)
Botcher—Second-hand clothing merchant, mender of old garments
Bottelier—Aka bottiler, makes leather bottles
Bottom Knocker—Sagger makers assistant in the pottery industry
Bottom Maker—Molded the bottoms for saggers for pottery
Bouncer—Doorman at an inn or tavern
Bounty Hunter—Professional man hunter
Bowdler—Expurgitates iron ore
Bowler—Makes bowls, dishes and the rounded part of spoons before casting
Bowlman/Bowlwoman—Crockery merchant
Bowlminder—Oversaw wool washing vats
Bowman—Aka Archer, longbowman
Bowyer—Aka bowyer fletcher, fletcher, or artillator, makes bows and archery equipment
Brabener—Weaver
Braeler—Bracer maker
Braider—Leather cord maker
Brailler—Makes girdles
Brazier—Aka latoner or brownsmith, brass worker
Brewer—Aka malster, beer maker
Brewster—Lady brewer
Brick Baker—Aka brickendon, brick maker
Brick maker—Bricks
Brickenden—Aka bricker, brickmaker and brick baker
Bricklayer—Brick mason
Bridge—Bridge dweller
Brightsmith—Aka whitesmith, pewter worker
Brightsmith—Works with copper, tin or brass
Broderer—Embroiderer
Broker—Curretter
Broker—Various types of merchant and agents
Bronze Sculptor—Bronze sculpter
Bronzefounder—Smelter of bronze
Bronzesmith—Bronze smith
Broom Men—Sweepers
Broom-Maker—Broom maker, broom-dasher, broom squire, besom maker
Brother—A monk in a monastic house who has not been ordained
Brotherer—Aka browderer or broderer, one who embroiders
Brownsmith—Works with copper or brass
Brushbinder—Maker of brushes
Buckle Tongue Maker—Buckles, tongues and points
Bucklesmith—Aka buckler, makes buckles
Buckram Maker—Maker of buckram
Buffoon—Entertainer through humor and satire
Bullion Dealers—Bullion merchant
Bullocky—Attended to the daily needs of cattle
Bum-Bailies—Arrests debtors
Bumboat Man—Met ships at anchor with goods for passengers and crew to purchase
Bummaree—Fish merchant
Bummer—Army deserter
Bunko Artist—Confidence man, con artist
Bunter—Female rag & bone collector
Burelier—Burl cloth maker
Burgess—Holder of land or a house within a borough, represented a borough at official levels
Burgler—Thief who breaks into houses to rob
Burgomaster—Magistrate or one employed in the government of a city
Burler—A cloth dresser who assists in fulling
Burmaiden—Aka bowermaiden, a chambermaid or lady-in-waiting
Burneman—Carrier of barm or water for brewers
Burnisher—Metal polisher
Burye Man—Gravedigger
Bushelman—Tailor's assistant who repaired or altered clothes
Busker—Street performer
Butcher—Fleshmonger, slaughterer
Butler—Aka bottler, oversees household buttery
Butner—Button maker
Button Burnisher—Button polisher
Buyer Of The Great Wardrobe—Purveyor of the great wardrobe