In 1831, occupations for males over the age of 20 were grouped by social status. This included 11 employers and professionals, 33 middling sorts, 63 Labourers and Servants and 12 that where classified as others. In the 1831 national census occupations where simplified into four occupational categories agriculture, manufacturing, retail and handicraft, and other. 75 worked in agriculture, 0 worked in manufacturing, 27 in retail and handicraft, and 17 in other. The other category covers capitalists, professionals, labourers outside agriculture and servants. 1881 national census data records that agriculture as the most popular occupation in the parish of Rickinghall Inferior with 53 people working in agriculture. Domestic service or offices was the second most popular occupation with 23 people working in this industry. According to the census data there were a number of people without specified or unknown occupations 72 of whom were women.