Once popular NJ jobs that you rarely see anymore, except for 2

Jobs that don't exist, or aren't as common as they once were. That's just what happens over time as things change. Think about the toll collector? Although you still find them, it's nowhere near as popular or common as it once was.

As for New Jersey, there are also specific jobs that were once quite popular in the Garden State. But, there are two additional jobs at the bottom of the list that, although they practically don't exist anywhere else, are still very common here in New Jersey.

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And one of those jobs will remain popular only in New Jersey specifically because of you. Scratch that. Both jobs will remain popular because of you.

Here's a peak at some of those jobs from yesteryear that were once very common throughout New Jersey.

51. Gas Attendant?

No, the gas attendant isn't on the list of jobs that were once common throughout the Garden State. It is, however, on the list of 49 other states.

In a way, New Jersey is kind of like a time capsule with this one. We're the only state in the nation that still has gas attendants at every single gas station.

Yes, you'll find attendants in other states, but not as an in-demand job. And thanks to the citizens of New Jersey not wanting to pump themselves, gas attendants will remain common and in demand here, despite their scarce existence anywhere else.

If it weren't for that, you can bet the gas attendant would've made the list of the once-common jobs in New Jersey.

52. Beach Badge Patrol and Sales?

Here's another job that, although it is rarely found anywhere else in the country, is still very common at the Jersey Shore.

Somehow, every other state in the nation that has a public beach has found a way to maintain them without us ever setting foot on the sand. That's the reason this particular line of work is neither common nor in demand anywhere else.

And right now, you'll find beach badge patrol and checkers all throughout the Garden State. The summer season, after all, is the time for it. However, it's not all doom and gloom. As mentioned earlier, this particular job does make New Jersey unique.

Uniquely Jersey, and safe from time

Yes, you might find both this and gas attendants in other states, but never as popular jobs as they are here in New Jersey.

Combine that with the Jersey lifestyle we prefer to live, and more likely than not both these jobs are safe from extinction. At least in the Garden State they are.

As for the laborers, planters, domestic servants, shoe makers, blacksmiths, hat makers, and traders? Most of those jobs, though once common in New Jersey, are now a thing of the past.

The above post reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 Sunday morning host & content contributor Mike Brant. Any opinions expressed are his own.