unskilled labor

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It was like, "That person took my work. That person that I can point to is using these machines and child labor and unskilled labor to run them."

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

“Young, unskilled labor are trusted to perform safety-driven tasks, and it’s scary,” said Barbara Samuels, a former associate lighting supervisor who, as an intern, almost fell from a truss structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2021

Furthermore, 44% of small businesses surveyed currently have job openings for skilled workers and 27% have openings for unskilled labor.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2021

Those doing jobs that only a few months ago would have led to rejection of their visa requests as those performing unskilled labor are now seen as essential.

From Scientific American • Apr. 9, 2020

Yes, it was unskilled labor, but for what it's worth, I did very little sweeping.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris