What does manual labor mean?

Definitions for manual labor
man·u·al la·bor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. manual labor, manual labournoun

    labor done with the hands

Wiktionary

  1. manual labornoun

    Any work done by hand; usually implying it is unskilled or physically demanding.

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  1. manual labor

    Manual labor is any physical work done by humans, often involving the use of hands and bodily strength, as opposed to being performed by machines or automated systems. This can include jobs in industries such as construction, agriculture, manufacturing, cleaning, and other such trades. It's often considered unskilled or low-skilled labor, but it can also include skilled labor like craftspeople and artisans.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of manual labor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of manual labor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of manual labor in a Sentence

  1. Donald Walker:

    If you have a high labor, easy-to-ship part, it has already gone, for the most part, to a low-cost jurisdiction, a bigger issue is how fast do you have intelligent robotics replace manual labor everywhere in the world.

  2. Donald Walker:

    A bigger issue is how fast do you have intelligent robotics replace manual labor everywhere in the world.

  3. Forest Grove:

    The goats are efficient, fast and cheaper than manual labor.

  4. De Neve:

    Work-life balance, job variety and the level of autonomy are other significant drivers, there is a clear distinction in happiness between white and blue collar jobs with managers or professionals evaluating the quality of their lives at a much higher level than those in manual labor jobs even controlling for any possible confounding factors.

  5. Bhavik Katira:

    If you can automatically process these events and then reduce manual labor there will be cleaner data then there is today because it's not being transmitted by fax, it's clear, it's structured and everyone has the same view. It will also lead to a lot of cost savings.

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