A laborer (or labourer) is a skilled trade, a person who works in manual labor types, especially in the construction and factory industries. Laborers … See more

The following tools are considered a minimum for a laborer to keep with them: hammer, pliers w/ side-cutters, utility knife, tape measure, locking pliers, crescent wrench, screwdriver, margin trowel, carpenter's pencil or soapstone, tool belt and one pouch … See more

There are dangers associated with laboring. Many laborers are severely injured or killed in accidents each year while performing … See more

As a manual labor occupation, to attract free workers the wages paid to laborers are higher than those paid in general to unskilled workers (see dirty, dangerous and demeaning). In the United States, a union laborer earns equal or greater than most work available … See more

• Hard hat, nickname for construction workers
• Navvy, particularly applied to describe the manual laborers working on British major civil … See more