Sal Mercogliano recounts a comparison associated with former Navy secretary Del Toro's visit to South Korea. Korean welders are described as spending essentially all their working time welding, while American welders divide time among welding, paperwork, and other jobs. The approximate percentages are part of that anecdote, without a study or measurement method supplied here. The practical distinction is between the number of workers employed and the time they can devote to their skilled task.
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A welder's paid hours are not all welding hours
An anecdote about a Navy secretary's Korean visit compares time spent welding with time absorbed by paperwork and other duties.