Yes they did have jobs the jobs they had was there fathers when they went to war
there were not many for people
Women during the civil war could not have any jobs unless they were slaves and/or being in the house taking care of their children.
Soldiers during the Civil War had a great many jobs. They had to drive vehicles and maintain weapons for example.
farming...
what
They were nurses for the soldiers, other than that, they stayed at home... cooking, cleaning, sewing, raising children,...etc.
they were potato farmers!
doctors nurses
FACTORY
In that time, children actually worked jobs.
Drummers.
The cotton-growing South had to improvise an industrial base in a hurry. They built armaments factories, steelworks and shipyards to make all kinds of war-supplies that they were unable import because of the blockade.