The ten-pagers are filled with stories about Donald Duck's many and varied jobs. Barks had unending story material here, and he drew on his own background. As a young man he had numerous odd jobs, so he knew what he was talking about in these stories. Below you can enjoy a spree of Donald's terrible, sad, good and funny jobs throughout the years.

 

 

     
WDCS086 - Fireman   WDCS146 - Chicken Farmer   WDCS150 - Walking Mailman   WDCS148 - Dishwasher
             
     
WDCS161 - Fix-It-Man   WDCS162 - Station Master   WDCS164 - Demonstrator   WDCS089 - Night Watchman (!)
             
     
WDCS180 - Insurance Salesman   WDCS192 - Fish Culture Expert   WDCS194 - Smoke Writer   WDCS197 - Border Patrolman
             
     
WDCS200 - Pet Service Manager   WDCS206 - Hotel Manager   WDCS094 - Newsboy   WDCS209 - Flying Mailman
             
     
WDCS210 - Assistant Baker   WDCS222 - Moving Entrepreneur   CP1 - Christmas Card Salesman   WDCS272 - Barber
           
     
WDCS253 - Dog Catcher   WDCS308 - Hair Stylist   WDCS093 - Coast Guardsman   WDCS74 - Bill Collector

 

 

Let's have a look at a few of Uncle Scrooge's odd jobs before he became a phantasillionaire. These jobs are only mentioned in the stories.
(The spellings of geographical locations are the original ones.)

Sold lawn mowers in Sahara (U$19)
Sold concertinas to the Czar's cavalry (U$20)
Managed a thriving salt business in Egypt (U$25)
Sold wind to the windmill makers along the Zuyder Zee (U$25)
Traded coconuts in the Fijis and Samoa (WDCS226)
Fought forty-foot crocs as rubber hunter in Guiana (U$57)
In the pearl trade in Asia (FC0386)

Additionally, Scrooge has been a gold miner more times than can be remembered. Many of those occasions are told by Barks in separate stories.

 
http://www.cbarks.dk/THEJOBS.htm   Date 2002-01-27