skilled worker

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skilled worker

A skilled worker carefully assembles a wooden chair in his workshop.

Definition

Noun: A person who performs labor or services and has gained specific, often advanced, abilities through training, education, or experience. This worker possesses expertise in a particular trade, craft, or technical field.

Usage

A "skilled worker" is used to describe an employee whose job requires specialized knowledge and proficiency, distinguishing them from unskilled or semi-skilled labor. It often implies formal training, such as an apprenticeship or certification.

Examples
  • The factory hired several skilled workers to operate the new computerized machinery.
  • Becoming a skilled worker in carpentry typically requires years of hands-on training.
  • There is high demand for skilled workers in the healthcare and technology sectors.
Advanced Usage
  • "Highly skilled worker": Emphasizes an exceptional level of expertise and is often used in contexts like immigration policy or competitive industries.
    • The company sponsors visas for highly skilled workers from abroad.
  • The term can be used in a collective sense to refer to a workforce segment.
    • The new policy aims to boost wages for the nation's skilled workers.
Variants and Related Words
  • Skilled labor (noun phrase): Refers to the collective work performed by skilled workers or to the segment of the workforce possessing these skills.
    • The project requires a mix of skilled labor and general contractors.
  • Artisan (noun): A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
  • Technician (noun): A skilled worker specializing in the practical application of technology.
Synonyms
  • Craftsperson
  • Tradesperson
  • Specialist
Antonyms
  • Unskilled worker
  • Laborer (in the general sense)
skilled worker

A skilled worker carefully assembles a wooden chair in his workshop.

Noun
  1. a worker who has acquired special skills