skilled trades
Hands-on career paths
Skilled trades are occupations requiring specialized manual training and expertise—plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, welding, HVAC, masonry.
These jobs typically involve apprenticeships rather than four-year degrees.
The term often appears in discussions of vocational education and labor shortages: There's high demand for workers in the skilled trades.
A person in such work is a tradesman, tradesperson, or tradesperson.
- carpentryWood construction trade
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- automotive repairFixing motor vehicles
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- professions by countrydoctors, nurses, lawyers, accountants, scientists
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- vocational trainingapprenticeship, apprenticeships, vocational school, vocational schools, vocational education
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Seated indoor employment
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