| Occupation | No. |
| |
| Actors, | 12 |
| Agents, | 538 |
| Agricultural implement makers, | 46 |
| Apprentices, | 2,244 |
| Architects, | 16 |
| Armorers, | 213 |
| Artists, | 98 |
| Auctioneers, | 95 |
| Authors, | 4 |
| Bakers, | 321 |
| Bankers, | 25 |
| Bank officers, | 165 |
| Barbers, | 236 |
| Barkeepers, | 304 |
| Basket-makers, | 61 |
| Bellows-makers, | 2 |
| Billiard-saloon keepers, | 5 |
| Blacking manufacturers, | 2 |
| Blacksmiths, | 4,224 |
| Bleachers, | 5 |
| Blind-makers, | 5 |
| Block-makers, | 11 |
| Boarding-house keepers, | 308 |
| Boatbuilders, | 81 |
| Boatmen, | 743 |
| Boiler-makers, | 73 |
| Bookbinders, | 50 |
| Booksellers, | 44 |
| Bottlers, | 5 |
| Box-makers, | 47 |
| Brassfounders, | 2 |
| Brassworkers, | 8 |
| Brewers, | 41 |
| Bricklayers, | 1,086 |
| Brick-makers, | 149 |
| Bridge-builders, | 13 |
| Brokers, | 41 |
| Broom-makers, | 5 |
| Brush-makers, | 6 |
| Builders, | 52 |
| Butchers, | 461 |
| Button-makers, | 3 |
| Cabinet-makers, | 965 |
| Canalmen, | 115 |
| Carpenters, | 9,482 |
| Carpet-makers, | 7 |
| Carriers, | 63 |
| Carters, | 213 |
| Carvers, | 5 |
| Cattle dealers, | 18 |
| Calkers, | 67 |
| Chair-makers, | 150 |
| Chandlers, | 54 |
| Charcoal burners, | 15 |
| Chemists, | 5 |
| Cigar-makers, | 118 |
| Civil and mechanical engineers, | 685 |
| Clergymen, | 1,437 |
| Clerks, | 5,134 |
| Clock-makers, | 14 |
| Clothiers, | 54 |
| Coach-makers, | 630 |
| Collectors, | 92 |
| Colliers, | 216 |
| Commissioners, | 2 |
| Commission merchants, | 259 |
| Confectioners, | 287 |
| Contractors, | 92 |
| Conveyancers, | 5 |
| Coopers, | 1,895 |
| Coppersmiths, | 63 |
| Cord-makers, | 2 |
| Cotton cloth manufacturers, | 21 |
| Curriers, | 17 |
| Daguerreotypists, | 61 |
| Dancing-masters, | 3 |
| Dairymen, | 28 |
| Dealers, | 139 |
| Dentists, | 196 |
| Die-sinkers, | 2 |
| Distillers, | 86 |
| Draughtsmen, | 7 |
| Drivers, | 509 |
| Druggists, | 231 |
| Dyers, | 29 |
| Editors, | 106 |
| Engravers, | 15 |
| Expressmen, | 2 |
| Factory hands, | 1,567 |
| Farmers, | 108,958 |
| Farriers, | 2 |
| Fence-makers, | 60 |
| File-cutters, | 6 |
| Filter-makers, | 2 |
| Fishermen, | 364 |
| Florists, | 6 |
| Foundrymen, | 245 |
| Fruiterers, | 5 |
| Gardeners and nurserymen, | 410 |
| Gas-fitters, | 44 |
| Gas-makers, | 25 |
| Gate-keepers, | 143 |
| Gilders, | 4 |
| Glass manufacturers, | 5 |
| Glaziers, | 2 |
| Glovers, | 12 |
| Glue-makers, | 4 |
| Grocers, | 1,006 |
| Gunsmiths, | 184 |
| Hair-workers, | 2 |
| Hardware manufacturers, | 2 |
| Harness-makers, | 299 |
| Hat-binders, | 2 |
| Hatters, | 155 |
| Horse dealers, | 30 |
| Hosiers, | 3 |
| Hucksters, | 204 |
| Hunters, | 16 |
| Ice dealers, | 20 |
| Innkeepers, | 757 |
| Inspectors, | 62 |
| Iron founders, | 16 |
| Ironmongers, | 8 |
| Iron-workers, | 226 |
| Jewelers, | 105 |
| Joiners, | 156 |
| Judges, | 24 |
| Laborers, | 44,041 |
| Last-makers, | 2 |
| Laundresses, | 1,778 |
| Lawyers, | 1,341 |
| Lime-burners, | 10 |
| Livery-stable keepers, | 74 |
| Locksmiths, | 24 |
| Lumbermen, | 192 |
| Machinists, | 936 |
| Mantua-makers, | 364 |
| Manufacturers, | 804 |
| Map-makers, | 3 |
| Mariners, | 1,604 |
| Marketmen, | 43 |
| Masons (brick and stone), | 941 |
| Mast-makers, | 15 |
| Mat-makers, | 4 |
| Mathematical instrument makers, | 2 |
| Measurers, | 18 |
| Mechanics, | 467 |
| Merchants, | 4,901 |
| Milkmen, | 2 |
| Millers, | 751 |
| Milliners, | 396 |
| Millwrights, | 507 |
| Miners, | 1,112 |
| Moulders, | 349 |
| Mould-makers, | 4 |
| Musicians, | 75 |
| Music sellers, | 81 |
| Music teachers, | 48 |
| Nail manufacturers, | 47 |
| Negro traders, | 10 |
| Newsmen, | 11 |
| Notaries public, | 2 |
| Nurses, | 278 |
| Officers (public), | 1,485 |
| Opticians, | 2 |
| Ostiers, | 115 |
| Overseers, | 5,459 |
| Oystermen, | 1,257 |
| Packers, | 15 |
| Painters, | 1,013 |
| Paper-hangers, | 14 |
| Paper manufacturers, | 57 |
| Pattern-makers, | 58 |
| Pavers, | 12 |
| Peddlers, | 71 |
| Photographers, | 11 |
| Physicians, | 2,467 |
| Piano-forte makers, | 10 |
| Piano-forte tuners, | 3 |
| Pilots, | 122 |
| Pipe-makers, | 31 |
| Planters, | 80 |
| Plasterers, | 49 |
| Platers, | 72 |
| Plumbers, | 38 |
| Porters, | 26 |
| Potters, | 106 |
| Printers, | 491 |
| Produce dealers, | 4 |
| Professors, | 155 |
| Publishers, | 10 |
| Pump-makers, | 57 |
| Quarrymen, | 29 |
| Rag-collectors, | 13 |
| Railroadmen, | 1,583 |
| Refectory keepers, | 178 |
| Reporters, | 5 |
| Riggers, | 34 |
| Roofers and slaters, | 41 |
| Rope-makers, | 6 |
| Saddlers, | 710 |
| Sail-makers, | 64 |
| Sailing-masters, | 8 |
| Salt-makers, | 29 |
| Sash-makers, | 25 |
| Saw-makers, | 15 |
| Sawyers, | 382 |
| Scavengers, | 3 |
| Scourers, | 2 |
| Seamstresses, | 4,536 |
| Servants, | 11,053 |
| Sextons, | 17 |
| Shingle-makers, | 32 |
| Ship-carpenters, | 221 |
| Ship-masters, | 17 |
| Shoe-binders, | 14 |
| Shoemakers, | 3,728 |
| Silversmiths, | 112 |
| Sisters of Charity, | 15 |
| Speculators, | 49 |
| Spinners, | 199 |
| Stave-makers, | 24 |
| Stay-makers, | 2 |
| Steamboatmen, | 56 |
| Steel manufacturers, | 3 |
| Stencilers, | 4 |
| Stock-brokers, | 2 |
| Stone and marble cutters, | 407 |
| Storekeepers, | 117 |
| Stove-makers, | 3 |
| Students, | 2,357 |
| Surgeons, | 140 |
| Surveyors, | 75 |
| Tailors, | 578 |
| Tailoresses, | 357 |
| Tanners, | 190 |
| Teachers, | 3,550 |
| Teamsters, | 423 |
| Telegraph operators, | 54 |
| Tinsmiths, | 425 |
| Tobaccoists, | 754 |
| Traders, | 230 |
| Trimmers, | 89 |
| Trunk-makers, | 5 |
| Turners, | 33 |
| Turpentine-makers, | 2 |
| Umbrella manufacturers, | 2 |
| Undertakers, | 9 |
| United States officers, | 310 |
| Upholsterers, | 67 |
| Warpers, | 6 |
| Watchmen, | 142 |
| Watch-makers, | 100 |
| Weavers, | 1,245 |
| Well-diggers, | 70 |
| Whalemen, | 32 |
| Wheelwrights, | 1,657 |
| Whitewashers, | 17 |
| Whitesmiths, | 78 |
| Wine-makers, | 3 |
| Wine and liquor dealers, | 4 |
| Wire-makers, | 4 |
| Wood-corders, | 5 |
| Wood-cutters, | 111 |
| Wood dealers, | 5 |
| Woodenware manufacturers, | 9 |
| Wool combers and carders, | 62 |
| Wool dealers, | 3 |
| Woolen manufacturers, | 33 |
| |
| Other occupations and unknown, | 2,269 |
| |
| Total, | 297,354 |
