unskilled labor

American  

noun

1. work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.

2. the labor force employed for such work.

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Etymology

Origin of unskilled labor

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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

I accompanied her team as an embedded journalist, earning my keep with unskilled labor, much of it involving a snow shovel.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2022

“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

The aim of the early factory owners and managers was to simplify the stages of the manufacturing process so that they could be executed by cheap, unskilled labor.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

With so much unskilled labor looking for work, he was no longer dependent on Johnny Joyce and his skilled butchers.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield