The main occupations of the Aryans were:
1. Agriculture was their main occupation. They used plough to till the land. Irrigation was done by rivers, waterfalls, canals, wells, etc.
2. Cattle rearing was a useful occupation. The Aryans considered the cow as sacred and it was not to be slaughtered, and was considered as the pivot of economic prosperity. Their other prominent domestic animals were elephants, horses, buffaloes, deer, sheep, goats and donkeys.
3. People do wood, metal, gold, cloth and leather work.