What were some medieval servants jobs?

Answer 1

Servants were people who worked in or very near the house. In the Middle Ages, they worked in the manor houses and town houses, but they also worked in boarding houses, and farm houses; even the more prosperous peasants might have servants. They were usually of a class that was considered at least somewhat higher than a serf. The higher ranking of the servants were members of nobility; importantly ladies in waiting were servants of noble status.

Some of their jobs were these:

• Butler, who was responsible for bottled items like wine
• Char lady, who kept hearths clean
• Cook
• Dog trainers
• Doorman
• Footman
• Gardener
• Governess or tutor
• Groundskeeper
• Horse trainer
• House maid
• House keeper
• Jester, who could be of any class origin
• Lady in waiting, who was of noble class
• Laundress
• Musician, who could be of any class origin
• Nursemaid
• Scullery maid
• Secretary, who would have had to be literate, and sometimes was noble
• Stable boy
• Steward, who might be of noble class, but had to be literate and know arithmetic
• Valet
• Wet nurse

Answer 2

A servant, or "serf", had many jobs in medieval times. A serf would have to farm, clean, or any other job that his or her master would want the servant to do. A servant usually lived by themselves in wooden, ramshackle houses, with their livestock living with them. A servant barely had enough to eat during his work and always had hard, tedious work every day.