Carpentry can be a very dangerous occupation. Carpenters work everywhere: from being suspended high in the air - held by only a wire or cable - on skyscrapers, to houses in an everyday neighborhood, or even in a hospital, close to patients and diseases that could be potentially life threatening. Carpenters work in hazardous - and even deadly - work environments, but if not for them we would not be living or attending some the finest home and buildings ever created. I will provide information ranging from pay and education, to the description of what they do on the job, all the way to the outlook for the future of carpentry. While also giving information about their work environment and where jobs are most prone in the field.
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Luckily, occupational outlook handbook had the answer, “The most average pay or median pay per year is The median annual wage for carpenters was $40,820 in May 2014.” (Occupational outlook handbook paragraph. 1). It also had answers for the lowest and highest possible salaries this what they had to say, “The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,640, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $74,750.” (Occupational outlook handbook paragraph. 1). I asked my mentor why he decided to join this field he said,” it was good money if you know what you're doing and i was able to” (Mentor interview question. 8). In reality carpenters are not the best paying job but it is a very good and suitable way of life with minimal training; so you can find a job and become employed rather easily. Though there is many different specializations within carpentry they all have a common purpose and job that connects them to one particular worksite. Most carpenter only make approximately between 30 percent and 50 percent what the normal fully trained carpenter makes. Although most carpenters work full or part time depending on the project on contract they are working on or with. Occupational handbook also did a study that provided this information, “About 1 in 3 carpenters were self-employed in 2014. Self-employed workers often work in residential construction and may be able to set their own schedule.” (Occupational outlook handbook paragraph. 4). The best area for a job that involves carpentry is within the northeast, such as New York and Virginia; because the job demand within that part of the United States is so high because of the main and overall urban growth within the cites. The need for those who can help expand and create new buildings for businesses within that area range from anywhere of ,”13,500 all the way to 75,000 in May of 2014” according to
Tomorrows Welders 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.
My employment in construction began when I was seventeen-years old working at a local golf course. I had the opportunity to help rebuild and enhance a Golf Pro Shop to improve the quality of the members’ experience. My work started with the plumbing, and I
When choosing a career salary is very important which is one of the reasons prosthetics is a good choice. In the field of prosthetics and orthotics the average worker makes $30.98 hourly (bls.gov), this means that a prosthetists makes around $64,430 annually. (bls.gov) People often base their career they want to pursue on how much money they make because they want to live a certain lifestyle. With this certain career a person would live rather comfortably. The wages also vary by state which can affect several people’s decision to continue on pursuing a career. According to opcareers.org the demand for people in the field of prosthetics is much higher on the east coast as oppose to the west coast. So if you would like to make more money and
That makes out to be starting at around twenty dollars per hour up to fifty per hour. A sales representative can earn around sixty four thousand per year. Even though this is not a hands on job usually, one still needs knowledge and experience to recommend and answer questions from customers. So if that salesperson knows what they are talking about, they can make their earnings. A welding engineer can make eighty eight thousand dollars, but lots of practice and understanding of welding and the fabrication process is needed.
Working on a farm or in a factory has both similarities and differences, but moving from a rural to a city job could be quite difficult. Farm and factory jobs are similar because they are dangerous and require intense physical labor. Both the farm and factory jobs have daily hazards. In 2009, farming continues to be the most dangerous job in the United States, due to the constant risk of animal stampedes or agricultural machinery accidents. In factories, like Grede Foundries, ear and eye protection against deafening crashes and flying sparks is required, as well as having all skin covered to prevent from hot metal burns. However, the most noticeable similarity is the amount of physical labor needed in both Wauwatosa and Elkhorn workplaces to produce the goods sold. One example of this in history is five year old Salvin from Brown’s Mills, New Jersey. In 1910, this young boy labored in the fields, becoming weak from lugging two pecks of cranberries at a time in extreme heat. Similar physical labor is demanded of factory workers in United States history, causing numerous health problem...
This industry has had the highest injury rate of any industry from accidents caused by machinery; Workers can be seriously injured by moving animals also suffer from crippling arm, hand, and wrist injuries. Back injuries can result from loading and unloading meat from trucks and from moving meat, meat racks, or meat trees along overhead rails. Workers can be severely burned by cleaning solvents and burned by heat sealant machines when they wrap meat. Many workers can also injure themselves by falling on treacherously slippery floors and can be exposed to extremes of heat and cold. Has caused workers many health effects with injuries many layoff due to safety
In the New York City lumber industry from 1901-1905, “the degree of accidents of the workers consisted of 57.3 percent of temporary disablement, 38.6 percent of the accidents led to permanent disablement, loss of a body part such as eye, leg, arm, fingers, hands, feet, or other internal injuries, and 3.8 percent of the accidents were fatalities.” This is a result of the combination of handling very dangerous equipment. It also comes from being around very hazardous material because the workers are not familiar with the chemicals in their working environment. Being a sawmill worker is a dirty job because of the low wages, unsafe working conditions, and the blatant gender discrimination.
Life for a craftsmen in the Middle Ages was and could be difficult and challenging. Some starting at higher social ranks than others, being treated like less. Facing death, plague, sickness, disease, sadness, famine, poverty, and pain. All a risk craftsmen might go through, or already had. And some, never having a place to call home and rest without having to leave the next day or month. Craftsmen in the Middle Ages had one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs in the time period, maybe even today.
poem, that it is not in fact a sweet fate to die for one's country
Irizarry, J., & Abraham, D. M. (2006). Assessment of Risk Perception of Ironworkers. Journal of Construction Research, 7(1/2), 111-132.
When outdoors, they may work on a scaffold or platform high off the ground. They may have to lift heavy objects and work in awkward positions while bending, stooping, or standing to work overhead. Welders are exposed to a number of hazards including very hot materials and the intense light created by the arc. They wear safety shoes, heat resistant gloves, goggles, masks with protective lenses, and other equipment to prevent burns and eye injuries and to protect them from falling objects. They also work in safely ventilated areas in order to avoid danger from inhaling gases and fine particles that can result from welding processes. Because of these hazards, welders have a rate of injuries and illness that is higher than the national average. Most welders work full time and work overtime. Many firms have two or three eight to twelve hour shifts each day. As a result welders may work evenings, nights, and even
...s estimated to be at $39,180 annually. The highest paid ten percent of interior designers, experts, in 2002 had wages of $69,640, while the lowest paid ten percent, beginners, were paid $21,240 (U.S. Department of Labor). Those who are genuinely committed to a fulltime career in designing know that urban areas and big cities pay better and provide more career options. In small town areas there is less demand for the input of an interior designer. Self-employed designers work for clients at a set, hourly fee, but majority of designers work in a firm for either a straight salary or an hourly fee to clients. In interior design, because there is so much flex given to each designer in a firm, there really are no requirements of benefits, insurance, or retirement plans. The established benefits are completely up to the individual employer. (Careers in Focus: Design)
Construction is one of the most dangerous works during this era. The advanced technologies are to be utilized in the construction work but still it is not really safe work. Many of the human beings are now involved in the construction work. It is one of the most typical working fields. Most of the persons who have lack of knowledge, degree and skills join the construction teams in order to earn living. It is said that most of the workers related to the construction industry are not really well educated. This becomes that major cause of their less focus on the work. This proved sometimes very critical condition. One of the most important things in this regard is that workers sometimes not really work with taking great care.
There are hundreds of occupation around the world, few of which anyone would want to do. Being an electrician is one of them. Electrician keep lighting, electrical system around a building and generator working. Being an electrician can also be dangerous. You can die if you get Electrocuted by touching cables that have running current through them.
“Every nail driven should be as another rivet in the machine of the universe.” –Thoreau. Carpentry is a worldwide occupation that includes building and repairing things made from wood and other materials. A carpenter probably built the house that you live in and the building that you work in. Carpenters are located all around the world in places you would never think.