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A skilled worker is any worker who has special skill, training, or knowledge which they can then apply to their work. A skilled worker may have learned their skills through work experience, on-the-job training, an apprenticeship program or formal education. These skills often lead to better outcomes economically.
A dead-end job is a job where there is little or no chance of career development and advancement into a better position. If an individual requires further education to progress within their firm that is difficult to obtain for any reason, this can result in the occupation being classified as a dead-end position. [1]
This is a category of jobs that have become obsolete. Subcategories. This category has the following 27 subcategories, out of 27 total. ...
The intent of skills-based hiring is for applicants to demonstrate, independent of an academic degree the skills required to be successful on the job. It is also a mechanism by which employers may clearly and publicly advertise the expectations for the job – for example indicating they are looking for a particular set of skills at an appropriately communicated level of proficiency.
To be included in this list an obsolete occupation should in the past have employed significant numbers of workers (hundreds or thousands as evidenced by, for example, census data). [1] [2] Some rare occupations are included in this list, but only if they have notable practitioners, for example alchemist or phrenologist.
It is intended for use in statistical applications and in a variety of client oriented applications. Client oriented applications include the matching of job seekers with job vacancies, the management of short or long term migration of workers between countries and the development of vocational training programmes and guidance.
A skill may be called an art when it represents a body of knowledge or branch of learning, as in the art of medicine or the art of war. [7] Although the arts are also skills, there are many skills that form an art but have no connection to the fine arts. [8] People need a broad range of skills to contribute to the modern economy.