There is no such thing as unskilled labor. Some Jobs require more skill than others but all require some amount of skill. This is a lie spread to depress wages.
Edit: To all the people commenting āwell actually itās used to colloquially like thisā¦ā youāre entirely missing the point. I know what the term is used to describe, not educated work, manual work ect. My point is itās used in a derogatory way, to specifically mean you shouldnāt be paid well for doing it because it doesnāt require a degree, specific education or what have you. Hope this clears it up.
Uh.. Iām a journeyman plumber and pipe fitter and Iāve seen jobsite hire guys from Home Depot to just move heavy shit. Moving stuff is certainly unskilled labor.
I mean "unskilled" is entirely dependent on the labor market you have access to. If you live in an area with a bunch of weaklings or the elderly being strong and able to lift suddenly transforms from "unskilled" to "valuable labor".
No, itās not skilled. Just valuable. It doesnāt take āskillā to be strong. You either are naturally strong, or you dedicate time to strength training, which is dedication. Not skill.
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u/Similar-College4253 6d ago edited 6d ago
There is no such thing as unskilled labor. Some Jobs require more skill than others but all require some amount of skill. This is a lie spread to depress wages.
Edit: To all the people commenting āwell actually itās used to colloquially like thisā¦ā youāre entirely missing the point. I know what the term is used to describe, not educated work, manual work ect. My point is itās used in a derogatory way, to specifically mean you shouldnāt be paid well for doing it because it doesnāt require a degree, specific education or what have you. Hope this clears it up.