Most “unskilled labor” is heavily skill dependant. You wouldn’t want a chef, builder or plumber who didn’t know what they were doing. And for production: machinists, mechanics and foremen make or break profit with their skills.

So what’s a better name for these jobs?

  • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Depends. Fast casual, usually just follow someone on the floor for a shift. Fine dining on a cruise ship? That was three weeks, minimum.

    So, all in all, roughly triple what your average, “skilled” law enforcement officer gets here in the states.

    • zxqwas@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      I did not say you were unskilled or that police were skilled. Everything is relative.

      I checked training time at for some of the occupations that OP mentioned. I don’t live in the US so ymmv.

      Car mechanic: 1 year. Painter: 1 year. Chef: 70 weeks. Plumber: 60 weeks.

      Extra because you mentioned it: Police is 2 years in the school bench and 6 months of on the job training.