His marriage record in 1894 (same parish) states he's a "journalier", a journeyman, day laborer.

Another child's bap record (Marie Palma, 1897) also has journalier.

The priest wrote in that bap record, "ouvrier", and is a worker who rents his services in exchange for a salary for a working craft, industrial or agricultural. The term can apply to various working class trades.