Skilled labour 2

The group of employees who possess a thorough, comprehensive knowledge of the job processes and have the ability to exercise considerable independent judgement.

"Since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the demand for skilled labour and a rise in the wage gap between skilled and unskilled labour in most industrialized countries. This has generated considerable debate on the causes of this phenomenon, especially on the roles of trade and technology."
(Beiling, Y., Demand for skills in Canada: the role of foreign outsourcing and information-communication technology, visited 2009-09-02)