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Programmers are what we now call technicians, so effectively artisans.

Managers would be priests or kings. Ruling / administrative castes.

There are a few other tweaks or additions which might be made. The professions, notably law and medicine, could be added, arguably administrative or artisan, though a professional class could be added. Some systems add in landlords, though depending on the historical system or context, that's usually some form of the nobility.

Keep in mind that all ontologies are mappings onto a complex reality. I find it interesting to see how different groups / times / cultures have mapped out different roles, the status which is assigned to these, and which seem most foundational to human cultures. If you look at the Reddit post linked (I'm the author), the various listings of occupations both vary considerably over time and share some similarities.



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