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  • Essay / Comparing and Contrasting Agricultural and Industrial Jobs

    Working on a farm or in a factory has both similarities and differences, but moving from rural to urban employment can be quite difficult. Agricultural and industrial jobs are similar because they are dangerous and require intense physical labor. Agricultural and industrial jobs carry daily dangers. In 2009, agriculture remains the most dangerous occupation in the United States, due to the constant risk of animal stampedes or agricultural machinery accidents. In factories, such as the Grede foundries, ear and eye protection from deafening collisions and flying sparks is required, as well as covering all skin to avoid burns from hot metal. However, the most notable similarity is the amount of physical labor required at the Wauwatosa and Elkhorn workplaces to produce the goods sold. An example of this in history is five-year-old Salvin from Brown's Mills, New Jersey. In 1910, this young boy worked in the fields, becoming weak from carrying two cranberries at a time in extreme heat. Similar physical labor has been required of factory workers throughout U.S. history, causing many health problems...