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  2. Skill (labor) - Wikipedia

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    Skilled workers are generally more trained, higher paid, and have more responsibilities than unskilled workers. [ 1 ] Skilled workers have long had historical import ( see division of labour ) as masons , carpenters , blacksmiths , bakers , brewers , coopers , printers and other occupations that are economically productive.

  3. Skilled worker - Wikipedia

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    Skilled workers were the heart of the labor movement before World War I but during the 1920s, they lost much of their enthusiasm and the movement suffered thereby. [5] In the 20th century, in Nazi Germany, the lower class was subdivided into: agricultural workers, unskilled and semi-skilled workers, skilled craft workers, other skilled workers and

  4. Tradesperson - Wikipedia

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    Tradesmen/women are contrasted with laborers, agricultural workers, and professionals (those in the learned professions). [3] Skilled tradesmen are distinguished: from laborers such as bus drivers, truck drivers, cleaning laborers, and landscapers in that the laborers "rely heavily on physical exertion" while those in the skilled trades rely on and are known for "specific knowledge, skills ...

  5. How a shortage of visas for skilled workers is affecting the ...

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    H-1B Employer Data used its own data, news reports, and economic research to explore how a shortage of visas for skilled workers has impacted the U.S. economy. H-1B Employer Data Visa workers ...

  6. Skilled Workers In High Demand, Survey Finds - AOL

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    The United States and other large economies cannot find enough skilled workers, engineers and other in-demand employees, according to an annual study on talent shortages. The study, by staffing ...

  7. Manual labour - Wikipedia

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    There is a strong correlation between manual labour and unskilled or semiskilled workers, despite the fact that nearly any work can potentially have skill and intelligence applied to it (for example, the artisanal skill of craft production, or the logic of applied science). It has always been the case for humans that many workers begin their ...

  8. Abstract labour and concrete labour - Wikipedia

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    Skilled labour costs more to produce than unskilled labour, and can be more productive. Generally Marx assumed that—irrespective of the price for which it is sold—skilled labour power had a higher value (it costs more to produce, in money, time, energy and resources), and that skilled work could produce a product with a higher value in the ...

  9. Why a ‘heartland visa’ for skilled workers could be the ...

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    It would make it easier for immigrants to obtain residency if they spend 6 years in parts of the U.S. that once enjoyed prosperity but now lag behind.