manual trade
Work with hands
A manual trade is an occupation requiring skilled physical work with the hands—plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, welding, masonry.
The term distinguishes these crafts from white-collar or desk jobs: He left college to learn a manual trade.
Also called skilled trades or simply the trades.
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- hammerTool for striking nails
- chiselEdged carving implement
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
work boots · workshop · shop floor · toolbox · hand tools · labor · skill · woodworking · plumbing · masonry · carpentry · electrician · hands-on · elbow grease · sweat · blueprint · journeyman · forge
type of labor
manual tradedesk job
Seated indoor employment
clerical work · consulting · office job · office work · professional services
skill acquisition method
manual traderesearch position
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