As Harry Truman once said, “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and on an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” I always wanted a job that I could put labor into, instead of a white-collar position. A job like this, which is sheet metal, has always been the foundation of the American Steel Industry. As many people experienced before me, this job will always have a demand; just as it did in history. This paper will explore the job description, requirements, and salary expectations of a sheet metal worker. To begin, the job description for a sheet metal worker includes many components. First off, general duties for someone in this position include several aspects. As the Occupational Handbook (OCO) shares, there are three major aspects of being a sheet metal worker. The first one is the metal fabrication. This is where someone would bend, flex, weld, sheer, and a lot more to get a certain piece of metal. Next would be construction. Typically, this is where a worker would be a part of a construction team. Instead of steel …show more content…
Money.USNews.com shares that a sheet metal worker makes about $45,750.00 annually, with about a $22.00 pay rate. The lowest rate here in the United States is about $33,310.00, and the highest is about $61,460.00. Having the program certification all the way to having more programs under your belt would be considered for a higher pay. Education is about 19 credit hours, which would take 8-12 weeks. People are usually paid more on 3rd shift compared to 1st and 2nd. Hazardous conditions, as included earlier, are burns, cuts, falls, and loud noises. Locations would be small privately owned shops, Cessna, Boeing, and Spirit. For my personal reflection, I think if I am cautious, I will be safe. I feel happy knowing about this opportunity. I now know that I would love this job. To sum up, salary is an important
Rivethead is an account of the entire life of Author Ben Hamper, from his long family lineage of “shoprats” and his catholic school upbringing to his numerous different positions on the General Motors assembly line and his equally numerous lay-offs from the GM Truck & Bus Division. Unfortunately the many years of back breaking labor combined with Hampers own personal demons led him to check into an outpatient mental facility (at the time of the completion of this book) where he learns daily to cope with his many years of mental anguish. Rivethead is a social commentary on industrial America, assembly line work , and the auto industry. This essay, however, will focus on the more specific aspects Hamper considers, such as the monotony required on a (then) modern assembly line, the relationship and hierarchy among workers and their interaction with management as well as both collective and individual responses to work and job satisfaction (or lack there of).
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Wolff provides a brief account of social and technological forces affecting membership and national authority of the steel union, violence and government intervention during the strike, and the profits of Carnegie and Frick and losses of union leaders during the strike’s aftermath.
In Tim Gateaux "Welding with Children" Tim explains brokenness when he sees what the family and the children are really going through. The situation they are in can harm them in more ways than one. In this story the children don 't know what kindness is because they aren 't showed kindness by anyone until the grandpa realizes this towards the end of the story. In "Welding with Children" Christianity comes into play when they look at things from a different point of view.
O’Donnell who was with his company for eleven years, would lose their jobs to a machine who could do the job quicker or to a worker who would work for a lower wage, like young boys or immigrants. O’Donnell described how men would gather to be picked for work in the mill and the men with young boys to serve as “back-boys” always got picked first because they could do the work faster and the young boys worked for $.30 or $.40 a day as opposed to the $1.50 O’Donnell usual took home for a day’s work. He also described how it didn’t take a skilled worker like himself to operate the new ring-spinners that expedited the cotton spinning process. But skilled workers and laborers weren’t the only ones who were “under the plating” of the Gilded Age. In Document 19-2, women described the struggles of working as domestic servants. Many women went to work during the late 19th century to help out their families in this time of financial anguish. Many took up jobs as domestic
Blacksmith’s have been around since the middle ages.Throughout the years they have developed different skills and techniques. During the 19th century, gas welding and cutting was developed. World wars have changed the history of welding, and its advancements have changed the world we live in today. Also, during World War l the military demanded armament production, this is where welding took place.The latest advancements are being made today such as the lasers and the types of welding that are being used.
In the early 1870s Andrew Carnegie became the largest steel producer in the nation and one of the richest men in America. According to lecture 3, Andrew Carnegie had few regulations, which made him a wealthy and dominant force in the U.S. Carnegie’s steel mill was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Carnegie’s steel worker made to work in a dangerous and a poor work environment. The working conditions at the steel mill were so dangerous that it was likely they would lose their life. Carnegie forces his worker to work a twelve-hour workday. The steel workers wanted to work in a better work environment; they organized a steel worker’s union.
The last bolt is screwed on as a relieved automotive worker marvels at his wondrous creation: a car. With the roar of an engine, the car slowly disappears into the distance. The worker gradually turns around, picks up his tools, and continues to work on a new car. As a consumer, we rarely wonder how things are made; we simply take everything we own for granted. For once, have you wondered how many hours of hard labor many automotive workers must go through? The automotive industry has been around for many years, but it has not always been as efficient as it currently is. As the industry continues to evolve, many new innovative ideas are still being developed. In the past, automotive workers have had to work in harsh conditions without much security or job benefits. Nevertheless, through the continuous development of organized collective bargaining, workers are being treated as they should be. Being the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, General Motors Corporation has been greatly affected by the needs of their workers. Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, is currently in charge of “running the show” at GM. Being the most successful automotive company since 1931, it is obvious that he not only has to satisfy customers, but also the workers within the company. From the smallest things such as a work raise to bigger things such as the working condition, the management of General Motors has been pressured to make both positive and negative changes to the way the company is run as a whole in order to satisfy the workers who are part of the UAW Union. Therefore, the formation and development of unions encompasses both pros and cons.
Thomas Jefferson said, “I find that the harder I work, the less I call it work”. I have often found myself in situations where I needed to fix something but could not because it is metal. I believe this might be why I began to show interest in welding. There is great satisfaction in being able to create or fix a metal object on your own. As a Certified Welder, I will be able to combine my hardworking drive with my personal interest in metal working to be a successful welder. This paper will explore the job description, requirements, and salary expectation for a Certified Welder.
In the 1800's the construction of cotton mills brought about a new phenomenon in American labor. The owners needed a new source of labor to tend these water powered machines and looked to women. Since these jobs didn't need strength or special skills th...
Finding and hiring an electrician to do or fix the electrical wiring in your home is not as simple as flipping through the phone book. Many times, homeowners rush into hiring an electrician without doing any background check. They want to get started as soon as possible, and in the process they end up wasting money on an electrician who do shoddy work or charge way too much. If you want an electrician who is good and dependable, not to mention charge a competitive price, you will need to spend some time doing your research. So how exactly do you pick the right electrician? Below are some things you can keep in mind when you are looking for a good electrician.
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In Studs Terkel’s book Working, Terkel begins a description of a steelworker named Mike LeFevre say that he is “a dying breed”, a laborer who’s the one who has to “build something”, doesn’t have a college degree and is a part of a “union”. Mike LeFevre, as history shows is a dying breed; during the 1980s, businesses chose to cut labor costs through globalization and providing non-union manufacturing jobs, who were paid “30% less than union workers”. Similarly, as Levinson writes in The Box, globalization and the lean corporation model was supported by the development of the shipping container, which alleviated the significant costs (“around 12% of US exports” and “10% of US imports”) and functioned as a “trading barrier” before the innovation
GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) is more economic; Springer reports that “ GMAW is an economic process because it has higher speeds and higher deposition rates than manual arc welding. There is also no need to constantly change electrodes” ( Page 11). GMAW has a higher speed, which means that you can get the job done faster. It also has high deposition rates which makes the weld look clean and smooth.” This method can be used for a high range of work, but it is not suited for repair work because of it’s weld quality” (Page 4). This process can be used for many variations of work including root welds, joints, T’s, butts, laps, and many more applications. Even though its used for many practices, it is not recommended to use this method for repair work because of the quality of the welds. “ It’s easy to use and it is inexpensive to afford now with 110v machines. But you cannot weld for a long time like a 220v machines would produce. Both have different duty cycles” (Parag. 7). M.I.G is something anyone can learn easily, it’s inexpensive to afford. 110v machines don't bring out the best power to weld, because these machines do not have a good duty cycle. Most people prefer 220v machines because they produce more work, even if they are more expensive. GMAW is the cheapest most reliable process for welding.
I work for the Bethlehem Steel Company founded by Charles M. Schwab. The Bethlehem Steel Company is one of the largest steel producers in the United States. This company is actually the second largest in America and the largest shipbuilder. As a worker of this company I discovered what a monopoly is along with the many difficulties of working conditions and living conditions.