Mining Engineer

Herbert Hoover held a job as a mining engineer before taking the office of President.(credit:CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)

Sheriff

Before becoming the Mayor of New York and then the President, Grover Cleveland was a sheriff (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

University Of Cincinnati Law School Dean

In addition to being a lawyer and judge before his presidency, William Taft served as the dean at the University of Cincinnati Law School. (credit: AP)

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Newspaper Editor

Prior to taking office as an Ohio senator and later president, Warren Harding worked as a newspaper editor. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Architect

Thomas Jefferson held many jobs before becoming the nation’s third president including writer, inventor and architect.(Photo credit should read NICOLAS BOREL/AFP/Getty Images)

Teacher

Before sitting in the Oval Office, many former presidents worked in the classroom as schoolteachers including John Adams, James Garfield, Chester Arthur and Lyndon Johnson. (credit: AP)

Postmaster

Abraham Lincoln was an Illinois postmaster before his historic time in office as President. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

Baseball Team Owner

Before he was President, George W. Bush was the owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team. He still attends many of their games, sitting next to current owners Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg.(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Farmer

Prior to becoming the President, Harry Truman worked as a farmer.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Rancher

Theodore Roosevelt was a real outdoorsman, and worked as a rancher before becoming President. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

President of Princeton University

Woodrow Wilson received some presidential training before taking office, as head of Princeton University. (credit: AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer)

Peanut Farmer

Jimmy Carter still has a reputation as being ‘the peanut man’ due to his job as a peanut farmer before he became President. (credit: AP)

Journalist

Before being elected to the presidency, Benjamin Harrison and John Kennedy were both journalists. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Pilot

George H.W. Bush was a World War II pilot prior to becoming President.(Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

Actor

Long before taking the office of President, Ronald Reagan was a popular Hollywood actor.(credit: AP)

Tailor

Andrew Johnson was Tennessee Governor, Tennessee Senator and Vice President before becoming the President. Before all of those esteemed offices, he was a tailor. (Photo credit should read PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)