How would a Georgian during the Antebellum period likely have earned a living?

The antebellum period in the United States refers to life in the South prior to the Civil War.  Those living in the southern state of Georgia earned their living in different fields based on where they lived.  A Georgian living in Atlanta, for example, may have earned their living as a banker, doctor, politician, lawyer, merchant, or other profession.  In more rural areas, many people were plantation owners or farmers.  Some were overseers who worked on plantations.  Both small towns and large cities needed teachers, merchants, doctors, and other professionals.

While men were the primary workers in the antebellum south, women also held jobs in some fields.  Women served as teachers, midwives, and nurses.  The need for women in the workplace grew once the South entered the Civil War, as men were needed to fight as soldiers.