unskilled

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CareScout’s estimate for paid home care is based on 44 hours a week of unskilled care.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, became the first mass labor organization, welcoming all “producers”: skilled and unskilled, Black and white, men and women.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

H-2B visas allow unskilled workers like gardeners and housekeepers to work in the U.S. for 10 months, while the H-1B program lets skilled workers like software engineers remain for up to three years.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024

Mr Sundar said firms also hire young, unskilled workers, especially from rural areas, by attracting them with a good starting salary.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

He would now have to hobble around as an unskilled laborer on a construction crew.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden