Skilled Worker
A Skilled Worker is a worker who can perform a skilled job (because of their skill).
- Context:
- They can range from being a Semi-Skilled Worker to being a Highly-Skilled Worker.
- They can range from being a Skilled Human Worker to being a Skilled Robot Worker.
- They can range from being a Skilled Employee to being a Skilled Freelancer.
- They can range from being an Uneducated Skilled Worker to being an Educated Skilled Worker.
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- Example(s):
- a Professional.
- a Practitioner.
- a Knowledge Worker.
- a Language Translator.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Repetitive Task, Business Person, Blue Collar Worker, Work Office.
References
2014
- (Cappelli, 2014) ⇒ Peter Cappelli. (2014). “Skill Gaps, Skill Shortages and Skill Mismatches: evidence for the US." In: National Bureau of Economic Research, No.w20382.
- QUOTE: In fact, the evidence appears to be compelling that the US is experiencing exactly the opposite problem, a substantial skill mismatches in the form of individuals with more education than their current jobs requires and a surplus of educated and skilled workers who cannot find jobs at all, let alone jobs appropriate for their education and skill level.
2014
- http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21621237-digital-revolution-has-yet-fulfil-its-promise-higher-productivity-and-better
- QUOTE: Over the next few decades demand in the top layer of the labour market may well centre on individuals with high abstract reasoning, creative, and [[person with normal interpersonal skills that are beyond most workers, including graduates.
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skilled_worker
- A skilled worker is any worker who has some special skill, knowledge, or (usually acquired) ability in their work. A skilled worker may have attended a college, university or technical school. Or, a skilled worker may have learned their skills on the job. An example of a skilled labor job is game making and computer manufacturing.
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skilled_worker#Overview
- While most (if not all) jobs require some level of skill, "skilled workers" bring some degree of expertise to the performance of a given job. For example, a factory worker who inspects new televisions for whether they turn on or off can fulfil this job with little or no knowledge of the inner workings of televisions. However, someone who repairs televisions would be considered a skilled worker, since such a person would possess the knowledge to be able to identify and correct problems with a television.
In addition to the general use of the term, various agencies or governments, both federal and local, may require skilled workers to meet additional specifications. Such definitions can affect matters such as immigration, licensure and eligibility for travel or residency. For example, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, skilled worker positions are not seasonal or temporary and require at least two years of experience or training.
Skilled work varies in type (i.e. - service versus labour), education requirements (i.e. - apprenticeship versus graduate college) and availability (freelance versus on-call). Such differences are often reflected in titling, opportunity, responsibility and (most significantly) salary.
Both skilled and non-skilled workers are vital and indispensable for the smooth-running of a free-market and/or capitalist society. According to Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, "...Enhancing elementary and secondary school sensitivity to market forces should help restore the balance between the demand for and the supply of skilled workers in the United States."[1]
Generally, however, individual skilled workers are more valued to a given company than individual non-skilled workers, as skilled workers tend to be more difficult to replace. As a result, skilled workers tend to demand more in the way of financial compensation because of their efforts. According to Greenspan, corporate managers are willing to bid up pay packages to acquire skilled workers as they identify the lack of skilled labor as one of today's greatest problems.[2]
- While most (if not all) jobs require some level of skill, "skilled workers" bring some degree of expertise to the performance of a given job. For example, a factory worker who inspects new televisions for whether they turn on or off can fulfil this job with little or no knowledge of the inner workings of televisions. However, someone who repairs televisions would be considered a skilled worker, since such a person would possess the knowledge to be able to identify and correct problems with a television.
2013
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_%28labor%29
- …Skilled workers are generally more trained, higher paid, and have more responsibilities than unskilled workers.[1]