| Occupation | Number | |
| Tinners | 6967 | |
| Watch and clockmakers | 4444 | |
| Tobacco workers | 4350 | |
| Hat and capmakers | 4070 | |
| Barbers and hairdressers | 4054 | |
| Weavers and spinners | 3971 | |
| Tanners and curriers | 3715 | |
| Furriers and fur workers | 3144 | |
| Bookbinders | 3009 | |
| Masons | 2507 | |
| Plumbers | 2455 | |
| Saddlers and harness makers | 2311 | |
| Milliners | 2291 | |
| Metal workers (other than iron, steel and tin) | 2231 | |
| Machinists | 1907 | |
| Jewelers | 1837 | |
| Millers | 1390 | |
| Mechanics (not specified) | 1203 | |
| Upholsterers | 1109 | |
| Photographers | 1013 | |
| Iron and steel workers | 604 | |
| Textile workers (not specified) | 436 | |
| Others | 13938 | |
| Total | 72956 | |
| Grand total | 395823 | |
| [1] From Reports of Commissioner-General of Immigration. |
| [2] Seamstresses are included with dressmakers; cabinetmakers and woodworkers (not specified) with carpenters and joiners. |