OS-001 · 1950
Street trade · Britain
Knocker-up
Into the 1940s–50s · Extinct
OS-002 · 1950
Street trade · Global
Lamplighter
Still tended (London, niche) · Niche survival
OS-003 · 1931
Industrial · Cuba & Florida
Cigar-Factory Lector
1931 (Tampa); faint in Cuba · Extinct
OS-004 · 1930
Industrial · United States
Ice Cutter
1920s-1930s · Extinct
OS-005 · 1956
Service · United States
Pinsetter
1950s-60s (a few duckpin lanes) · Extinct
OS-006 · 1970
Scientific · Global
Human Computer
1960s-c.1970 · Transformed
OS-007 · 1983
Communication · Global
Switchboard Operator
1983 (last US manual exchanges) · Extinct
OS-008 · 2006
Communication · Global
Telegraph Operator
U.S. 2006; India 2013 · Extinct
OS-009 · 1900
Communication · Britain
Town Crier
19th c.; now ceremonial · Ceremonial
OS-010 · 1900
Sanitation · Britain
Rat-Catcher
Became modern pest control · Transformed
OS-011 · 1900
Medical · Europe
Leech Collector
Early 1900s · Extinct
OS-012 · 1832
Medical · Britain
Resurrectionist
1832 · Extinct
OS-013 · 1980
Printing · Global
Linotype Operator
c. 1980s · Extinct
OS-014 · 1990
Delivery · Britain & US
Milkman
Still going, much shrunken · Niche survival
OS-015 · 1970
Forestry · North America
Log Driver
Kennebec River, Maine, 1976 · Extinct