A Plumber Who Specializes in Cleaning Plugged Sewer Lines Is

question 23

Multiple Choice

A plumber who specializes in cleaning plugged sewer lines is typically paid a higher wage than a plumber who works on installing water systems in new residential housing. Which of the following would push the wages of plumbers who work on sewer lines higher?

• A)Plumbers who work on new residential housing require more training than plumbers working on sewer lines.
• B)Plumbing jobs that involve sewer lines are likely to have a high element of personal satisfaction.
• C)Plumbers who work with sewer lines are more likely to work the day shift.
• D)plumbers who work with sewer lines are likely to be perceived as having a "dirty" job.

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Definitions:

Encomienda

A labor system in Spanish America giving settlers the right to tax local Indigenous people or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and teaching them Christianity.

Forced Work

Labor that is imposed against the will of individuals, often without adequate compensation or under threatening conditions.

Christopher Columbus

An Italian explorer sponsored by Spain, whose 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean led to the widespread awareness of the Americas in the Old World.