trained worker

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trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills

skilled worker, skilled workman

worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

oceanaut, aquanaut - a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research

armorer, armourer - a worker skilled in making armor or arms; "a sword made by a famous English armorer"

aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer - someone who operates an aircraft

bread maker, baker - someone who bakes bread or cake

balloonist - someone who flies a balloon

slaughterer, butcher - a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market

calligrapher, calligraphist - someone skilled in penmanship

minter, moneyer, coiner - a skilled worker who coins or stamps money

cook - someone who cooks food

artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew

cutter - someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)

dental hygienist - someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)

draftsman, draftsperson, draughtsman - a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

dyer - someone whose job is to dye cloth

editor, editor in chief - a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

electrician, linesman, lineman - a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines

engraver - a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching

aesthetician, esthetician - a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)

fisher, fisherman - someone whose occupation is catching fish

founder - a worker who makes metal castings

framer - someone who makes frames (as for pictures)

fumigator - someone whose job is to fumigate

galvaniser, galvanizer - a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc

gilder - someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt

grip - worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

harpooneer, harpooner - someone who launches harpoons

hunter, huntsman - someone who hunts game

indexer - someone who provides an index

laminator - a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)

lobsterman - a person whose occupation is catching lobsters

lockkeeper, lockman, lockmaster - a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)

mender, repairer, fixer - a skilled worker who mends or repairs things

funeral director, funeral undertaker, mortician, undertaker - one whose business is the management of funerals

mounter - a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.

functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

oilman - a worker who produces or sells petroleum

lens maker, optician - a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision

painter - a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint

perfecter - a skilled worker who perfects something; "although not the inventor he must be recognized as the perfecter of this technique"

phlebotomist - someone who practices phlebotomy

plaiter - someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)

plasterer - a worker skilled in applying plaster

plater - a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)

power worker, power-station worker - a worker at a power station

pressman, printer - someone whose occupation is printing

projectionist - the person who operates the projector in a movie house

refiner - one whose work is to refine a specific thing; "he was a sugar refiner"

preserver, refinisher, renovator, restorer - a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture

riveter, rivetter - a worker who inserts and hammers rivets

router - a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery

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Will the newly trained worker be able to command a higher wage?

It's question time over the value of paying for training

A COVENTRY bar is launching a drop-in advice centre where gay men can speak to a trained worker about sex and relationships.

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Then, the investigators let loose a test bee that either had or had not observed trained worker bees.

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And a well trained worker adds to the bottom line, while a poorly trained one is a demotivated person who will add little or no value to the business.

Bottom line on fat-cat salaries

In addition, he believes workplace health and safety legislation should be strengthened to give a trained worker on a joint workplace health and safety committee the authority to shut down an unsafe workplace.

Labor has many suggestions for New Democrat government

Addressing a meeting of Zonal and District Managers of TEVTA here on Sunday, he said that TEVTA needed to be transformed into a training organization whose trained workers were readily acceptable in job market due to their skill and proficiency.

TEVTA chairman for capacity building of employees

1 / 7 A dedicated laundry facility with 20 trained workers cleans 400 prayer rugs every day during the Ramadan and Hajj seasons.

400 prayer rugs for Makkah's Grand Mosque cleaned daily during Ramadan

Muhammad Ilyas Principal Punjab Vocational Training Council said skilled newly trained workers were being absorbed in these industries.

Skilled manpower must for value added textile sector growth

'While we increase our income, the government can ensure economic developments continue to grow so it does not stall by retaining these trained workers.

Minister: Migrant labourers must foot 80pc of extension fee

The courses were opening windows of earning opportunities for the trained workers, MianNasir said.

PCSI building capacity of private sector

The British Chambers of Commerce said a lack of trained workers had become acute - even before the UK leaves the EU.