semiskilled

[ sem-ee-skild, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

1. having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.

semiskilled

/ ˌsɛmɪˈskɪld /

adjective

1. partly skilled or trained but not sufficiently so to perform specialized work

Word History and Origins

Origin of semiskilled¹

First recorded in 1915–20; semi- + skilled

Example Sentences

The workers interviewed for this story are among the armies of men and women from Asia and Africa who do the manual and semiskilled labor that keeps U.S. military bases abroad running day after day.

From Washington Post

Faced with a critical labor shortage, Japan, traditionally resistant to immigrants, finally enacted a measure in 2018 to expand the number of semiskilled workers it admits each year.

From Washington Post

Bill job counselors, 86 percent of the professional, skilled and semiskilled positions went to whites, while 92 percent of the unskilled and service-sector jobs went to Blacks.

From New York Times

Japan’s government knows it has to be more competitive if it wants to attract the best foreign workers, which is why Abe has finally decided to ease restrictions and introduce new visas for “semiskilled” workers.

From Washington Post

This month, his government introduced a bill that aims to bring in hundreds of thousands of “semiskilled” foreign workers in the years ahead, opening Japan’s doors as never before.

From Washington Post