Unskilled labor does not exist

A lot of people insist that jobs that require a college degree qualify as skilled labor. By contrast, jobs that require less are considered to be unskilled labor. There are numerous problems with this viewpoint.

The amount of skill required by a job is not binary. There's a lot of variability to skill levels. It's ridiculous to insist that all jobs should be classified as either skilled or unskilled.

Another problem is that academic credentials do not provide a valid measure of skill levels. You can be skilled without buying a piece of paper. Similarly, there are people with limited skillsets that have an easy time obtaining academic credentials.

Skillsets are also variable. Some people who are considered skilled in one area might lack the skills required by so-called unskilled labor. For example, I have long insisted that teachers would struggle with so-called unskilled labor. Jobs such as retail and fast food require at least some customer service skills. A profession that blames everyone else for their wrongdoings would struggle with these supposedly unskilled jobs.

If a job does not require any skills whatsoever, why not automate it? The primary obstacle for automation is that there are usually skills that humans possess that are difficult to replicate. Simply put, any job that hasn't been automated should not be qualified as unskilled labor. If it has been automated, it's no longer a job. This ultimately means that there are no jobs out there that do not require skills.