Well, There were a lot of forests, which were good for working in the lumber buissness. Also, shipbuilding was a very common job. Fishing was also very important, since Rhode Island is surrounded by water a bit on one side.
Butcher. Baker. Candlestick maker.Trapper. tailor, trader, tanner and teamsters.Fishing, forestry and farmers were in demand.Smiths, joiners and wrights were essential.Barrel makers, barristers and...
the people farmed toyotas and other types of automobiles. when the plague of metal termites came they began growing basketballs.~this answer is bologna~
Rhode Island offered a wide variety of job opportunities such as; lumber/ shipbuilding, agricultural farming, fishing, rum production, as well as dairy farming.