skilled labor
Expert workforce pool
Skilled labor is work requiring specialized training, education, or expertise that distinguishes it from unskilled or manual labor.
The term encompasses tradespeople like electricians and plumbers, as well as professionals like nurses and machinists.
The factory struggled to find skilled labor for its precision equipment.
Economists use the distinction when analyzing wage differences and workforce development.
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- welderOne who fuses metals
union card · mechanic · machinist · toolmaker · tool belt · hard hat · shop floor · apprenticeship · chef · guild · vocational training · paramedic · civil engineer · nurse · blue-collar · work ethic · dental hygienist · manual dexterity
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, employee, profession
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- apprenticeshipapprentice, trainee, intern, novice, mentee
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- job typesfull-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, freelance
skilled laborunskilled labor
Work requiring no expertise
unskilled work · manual labor · common labor · day labor · casual labor
skilled laborprofessional services
Fee-based expert work
intellectual labor · desk work · office work · management · capital