Top Jobs in Texas Today Versus 150 Years Ago

(Tyler, Texas) - As much as we groan about having a job, we understand how important it is to have one. We need that money coming in to provide for our family and to keep the lights on. Over the last decade or so, we've seen an interesting shift in the job market across the country and even in Texas.

Some will say that the advancement of technology has become a detriment to the job market. In some ways that is true. In other ways, it has shifted jobs to concentrating on something else. For today, I thought I would look back 150 years and see what the top jobs were compared to today.

The Top Jobs in Texas Today

I love my job in radio. It is so much fun standing behind a microphone talking to you and playing the music you love. Sure, it's a format that is not as popular as it once was, but it's the only format you can get a real connection with.

Looking at the top jobs in Texas today, entertainment is nowhere near the top. You would think that agriculture and farming would be high on this list, but it's not. It's actually an interesting collection of medical, technology and moving goods.

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The Top 10 Jobs in Texas Today

I went to coursera.org for this list of top jobs in Texas. The top 10 are below:

1. Physician Assistant
2. Wind Turbine Technician
3. Construction Manager
4. Software Developer
5. Interpreter and Translator
6. Information Security Analyst
7. Truck Driver
8. Electrician
9. Petroleum Engineer
10. Geoscientist

Like I said, an interesting collection of the top jobs in Texas right now. I want to go back 150 years and see what the top jobs were during that time. You can see that list below:

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