Most “unskilled labor” is heavily skill dependant. You wouldn’t want a chef, builder or plumber who didn’t know what they were doing. And for production: machinists, mechanics and foremen make or break profit with their skills.

So what’s a better name for these jobs?

  • zxqwas@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I did not say you were unskilled or that police were skilled. Everything is relative.

    I checked training time at for some of the occupations that OP mentioned. I don’t live in the US so ymmv.

    Car mechanic: 1 year. Painter: 1 year. Chef: 70 weeks. Plumber: 60 weeks.

    Extra because you mentioned it: Police is 2 years in the school bench and 6 months of on the job training.