journeyperson

Certified craft professional

A journeyperson is a worker who has completed an apprenticeship and is fully trained in a trade but is not yet a master.

The term covers electricians, plumbers, carpenters, and other skilled trades.

Journeyperson is a gender-neutral alternative to journeyman: She earned her journeyperson certification after four years of training.

craft

craftsperson

Skilled manual worker

workmanship · handicraft · handwork · benchwork · handmade · bespoke · custom-made · tooling · fabricator · maker

competence

proficient

Having practiced ability

capable · knowledgeable · practiced · adept · seasoned · accomplished · well-versed · intermediate · vocational · technical

trade

electrician

Wiring installation specialist

bricklayer · mechanic · machinist · millwright · boilermaker · painter · roofer · tiler · glazier · insulator

certification

apprenticeship

Learning trade through employment

licensed · accredited · unionized · cardholder · permit · authorization · endorsement · compliance · regulated · certification

progression

apprentice

Learner bound to employer

development · progression · improvement · growth · master · mentorship · supervision · promotion · upgrade · seniority

Opposites
skill level

journeypersonnovice

Inexperienced newcomer to field

beginner · apprentice · master craftsman · master · neophyte

competence/proficiency

journeypersonbumbler

Habitually clumsy person

unskilled · incompetent · amateur · bungler · hack

Family

person, journey, personal, journal, personality, journeys, journeying, journeyed, journeyman

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