Proletarian Jobs (Wage Laborers)
Does not own the means of production. Sells labor-power for a wage or salary.
Manual & Service Labor: Janitors, maids, retail workers, restaurant workers, day laborers, wage-earning landscapers.
Industrial & Trades: Welders, oil workers, construction workers, deckhand fishermen, wage-earning plumbers, electricians, and roofers.
Professional & Intellectual Labor: Salaried software developers, engineers, scientists, hospital doctors, corporate lawyers.
Supervisory Labor: Low and mid-level managers (non-owning, strictly salaried).
Creative Labor: Contracted or studio-salaried actors and musicians.
Petite-bourgeois Jobs (Small Owners & Independent Operators)
Owns their means of production but must still work alongside their employees or operate independently.
Small Business Owners: Store owners, restaurant owners.
Independent Trades & Contractors: Self-employed plumbers, electricians, and roofers running their own LLCs.
Independent Professionals: Private practice doctors, law firm partners, independent real estate brokers.
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