Medieval Jobs
Mason Works with stone.
Fletcher Made bows and arrows
Spinster Spinning yarn on a spinning wheel
Fuller Cleans and thickens cloth to make it better quality.
Cottar Lowly peasant. Sometimes a prison card or minded
the pigs.
Cobbler Made and fixed shoes
Ditcher Dug ditches for moats and foundations
Cooper Made or repaired casks and barrels
Apothecary Made medicine from herbs and plants.
Tanner Worked with leather
Peasant Worked on the lord’s land in order to live there.
Smith Worked with metal
Clothier Made clothes for the nobles and required having
knowledge of fine and expensive materials.
Furrier Made and repaired fur coats
Ewerer Brought and heated water for the nobles.
Herald Messenger and made announcements on behalf of the king or nobles. Would shout out the news in town square.
Marshal Officer in charge of a household’s horses, carts, wagons, and transporting goods.
Minstrel Singer and played music
Porter Responsible for the main castle entrance and for the guard rooms. Made sure no-one left or entered the castle without permission.
Reeve Supervised all the work on a lord’s property. The reeve made sure everyone began work on time.
Scullion Lowest of the kitchen workers
Scribe Were skilled in reading and writing.
Chamberlain Deals with money and oversees the king’s budget.
Atilliator Made all the crossbows
Monk Religious man who also attended the sick
Armorer Made armor to fit its wearer.
Astrologer Studied the stars but was considered a mystical person.
Source: Medieval Jobs. http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-england/medieval-jobs.htm Accessed 4/16/2015