No. As a reference. I would consider roofing to be an 8 on a scale of one to 10 and a desk job a 1. These are 3 or maybe 4 on that scale.
I meant difficult compared to not having to work. Hardly any job in a manufacturing facility is physically demanding. Most things are automated or semi-automated. A person at an entry level will basically put materials or sub components into a machine and maybe pack out the output of the machine. These are all light weight movements. Lifting more than 40 lbs is not allowed. The talented workers will be able to quickly identify problems with the incoming materials or problems with the machine.
There are jobs that are very repetitive. The employees that do these jobs are mostly women. When I watch them work, it reminds me of my mom knitting. She would be carrying on a conversation and be knitting away for hours. Like watching some of these video game streamers play a game while reading chat and talking.
Thinking about it caused me to recall my first job as an engineer. I was responsible for harnesses that were made for the telcomm industry. These ladies wired these harnesses just like my mom knitted. They all sat around a table talking while they wired up the harnesses. It wasn’t obvious that they even looked to insure they had the right color wire to be connected. The connections were so close together that I didn’t have the finger dexterity to be able to do the job.
I think I remember that because they told me that in Thailand (they were from Thailand) a man could have as many wives as he could afford to support. A 22 year old single male that is making more money than he ever thought possible, thinks that sounds wonderful. 