Not a ladylike occupation!

[philipsearching]

In 1911 Richard Henry Auty Occupation: "Prostitute Machinist Missionary" 
There are a number of other peculiar transcriptions.
Stan

Given his actual occupation I shouldn't think he would be too pleased about that transcription 

Hmmm - Primitive Methodist Minister - that would certainly worry his congregation!

[SwissGill]

James Tregaskis, Member of Free Mason Grand Lodge in Stanmore Middlesex - Profession: Prostitute

[Milliepede]

Multitasking was alive and well 

[Maiden Stone]

Now I understand why census returns are closed for 100 years.

[Maiden Stone]

James Tregaskis, Member of Free Mason Grand Lodge in Stanmore Middlesex - Profession: Prostitute

Was he known for soliciting by any chance?

By no stretch of the imagination can a mason's apron be considered alluring attire.

[despair]

Not directly related,but I had to smirk when I chanced upon the reasonably common occupation - “trouser hand”.

Regards
Roger

[Maiden Stone]

 

[andrewalston]

Prostitution was only made illegal in England & Wales after the 1861 census.

FindMyPast lets you search for occupations. The 1871, which has few occupations transcribed, shows only a couple in England, one of whom was in gaol. The rest were in Scotland.
1891 shows 164 results, few of them in institutions.

[stanmapstone]

In Limehouse, in 1871, one enumerator described every prostitute as 'fallen' in the occupation column. The term 'prostitute' does not appear in the occupational dictionaries used to abstract data in the Census Office.

Stan