A profile analysis of blacksmith in Desa Limbang Jaya I Kecamatan Tanjung Batu Kabupaten Ogan Ilir - Indonesia

摘要

This paper aims to analyze the relationship of factors showing the profiles of blacksmiths in Desa Limbang Jaya I in terms of social demography, average monthly income, and productivity of craftsmen. The productivity studied includes the average number of products for 1 month, the average length of working time per day, the average duration of the work of 1 kodi of product (in hours), and the price of 1 kodi of product. Based on the description analysis, artisan of blacksmith in Desa Limbang Jaya I majority aged 25-55 years, married status with majority of his wife works as a songket craftsman. The results of a biplot analysis with a representative level of 50.6% indicate that the income of the craftsmen depends only on the price of the product, but not on the number of products. Working hours of craftsmen in the day is quite high, but the effect is not significant enough to increase the number of products produced. The result of cluster analysis is found that majority of craftsmen have high age, high experience, and have the highest work day, but lower income. While most of the craftsmen have low productivity features. Only a small percentage of craftsmen whose age and work experience are low but they have higher income.