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?
I can totally see it for builders, as where I’m from the grunts would just follow orders and carry bricks (and other materials) around.
Chef, tho? I’ve seen good restaurants turn shit because their chefs left.
Skilled labor implies years of training and certifications which chefs may or may not have.