Blacksmith works black metal (iron) on hearth/forge
Tinsmith works white metals
Smelter turns ore into metals useable
Sandcaster cast objects after making molds in sand
Ferrier makes shoes for horses, mules, oxen.. specialized blacksmith
Ironmonger turns iron ore into useable iron for the smith
Miller turns grain into meal/flour for humans and animals
Brewer makes beer and ale
Distiller makes spirits from beer, wine, ale, mead
Vinter makes wine and could also expand the process to vinegar (the next stage)
(mead and cider also fall in there somewhere that a vinter could handle easily)
Maltster turns grain into malt for the brewer
Baker turns the millers meal/flour into breads and pastries.
Butcher kills, skins, and process meat
Tanner takes the hides from the butcher and turns it into leather
Furrier is a specialized tanning with the fur/hair left on.
Leatherworker makes items from leather but general not specialized usually
Cobbler makes shoes and footwear
Saddler makes saddles and harness, and repairs same
Potter makes items from clays..
Cooper is the barrel maker, a very rare skill outside some specialized areas.
Woodworker makes items from wood, not to be confuzed with a carpenter.. more the carver and specialized style
Carpenter makes items from wood from furniture to buildings.
Candlemaker makes candles from rendered fats
Soapmaker makes soap from rendered fats
Spinner makes thread/yarn from fiber..
Weaver turns thread and yarn into cloth
Dyer dyes cloth/threa/yarn
Taylor makes clothing and sews
Dairyman process milk into cheese, butter, and other dairy products
Teamster drives teams of horses, mules or oxen pulling wagons and carts.. should specify if equine or ox though, they are very different.
Ropemaker turns fiber into cordage, not to be confused with spinner though the process is similar
Retter turns flax, hemp and other plants into fiber that the spinner or ropemaker can use. (often a skill the farmer would have in old)
Shearsman one who shears sheep, alpaca, llama, etc for 'wool'
Many of the 'cottage' skills are progressive, such as preparing fiber for the spinner, progresses to spinning, then weaving.. skills many women AND MEN knew how to do. Same with the maltster, brewer, distiller..
Just a SHORT list
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