unskilled laborer

Entry-level physical worker

An unskilled laborer is a worker whose job requires no specialized training or expertise—digging ditches, moving materials, cleaning up job sites.

The term distinguishes these workers from skilled tradespeople like electricians or carpenters.

The construction company hired unskilled laborers for demolition work.

Related

working poor · broom · on-the-job training · temp agency · punch clock · haul · stoop · sore muscles · blister · callus · farmhand · pick and shovel · hard hat · underemployment · wage theft · job insecurity · janitor · poverty line

Opposites
skill level and training

unskilled laborercraftsman

Skilled manual worker

skilled worker · artisan · master craftsman · journeyman · specialist

occupational status and prestige

unskilled laborerexecutive

Senior organizational leader

professional · CEO · surgeon · corporate executive · white-collar worker

type of work performed

unskilled laborerintellectual

Concerning thought and reason

scientist · researcher · scholar · artist · designer

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G