Recent Examples on the WebThat classification commands higher wages for tradespeople, including almost $13 more per hour in base wages for electricians and roughly $16 per hour more for plumbers.—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024 In 2023, 53 percent of semiconductor employees were at least somewhat likely to resign their posts in the following half year
Semiconductor firms must attract craft laborers from a common pool of tradespeople.—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024 Getty As the founder of Sunset Survivors (and the author of a book by the same name), which offers walking tours to draw attention to Hong Kong's fast-disappearing tradespeople, Lindsay Varty's work is predicated on a bustling, traveler-friendly Hong Kong.—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2023 Today, those tradespeople are in high demand—not just from semiconductor fabs but from a host of other construction projects boosted by U.S. government stimulus spending over the past few years.—IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024 The clock is ticking, the planet is sweating, and the trillion-dollar climate action machine is…missing its tradespeople?—Jeff Sprau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 In addition to shows, the center collaborates with Togolese tradespeople and artisans in an effort to highlight their importance to society.—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024 Travel back in time to take carriage rides, visit historic sites, wander through museums, and watch colonial tradespeople perform their work, among other ample opportunities.—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024 But repetitive hand use stands out as one of the more prominent culprits; the condition is therefore more common amongst occupations such as office workers, factory laborers and tradespeople.—Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2024
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