What Was the Difference Between Skilled and Semiskilled Workers During

question 48

Multiple Choice

What was the difference between skilled and semiskilled workers during the Gilded Age?

• A) Skilled workers were less common, possessed technical skills, and enjoyed better wages depending on the industry.
• B) Unskilled workers tended to have much more control over the production process than skilled workers did.
• C) Skilled workers tended to live closer to the factories than semiskilled workers did and, thus, had worse conditions.
• D) The designation of semiskilled workers referred only to child laborers, whereas skilled workers were any seasoned adults.
• E) Skilled workers enjoyed rights, such as the eight-hour workday and paid vacations, that caused social divisions to become less visible throughout the Gilded Age.

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