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The worker earns $10 per hour and works 10 hours a day for 10 days, so the worker earns $10 * 10 = $<<10*10=100>>100 per day.
Therefore, the worker earned a total of $100 per day * 10 days = $<<100*10=1000>>1000 before going on vacation. Answer: \boxed{1000}.