The Social Security Administration is dropping a list of 114 obsolete and obscure jobs, such as reptile farmer and railroad telegraphed, as possible employment options for individuals applying for disability benefits. 

The list is used by the Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income programs to determine whether or not an applicant can find another job based upon their abilities. Based upon this list of jobs, an applicant can be denied benefits and be determined “not disabled” but instead prompted to find work in one of the professions listed in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.