underskilledadj.
/ʌndəˈskɪld/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈskɪld/ Lacking adequate or sufficient skills or qualifications for employment, or to fulfil a particular job's requirements.
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1854 Viscount Ebrington Representative Self-government for Metropolis 20 Under the seven separate Commissions of Sewers they..were..underskilled for the work they had to do, overpaid for the work they did.
1969 Resolving Manpower Paradox (Senate State N.Y.: Comm. Labor & Industry) 128/1 A manpower paradox exists which is represented by unfilled job openings and a surplus of unwanted, underskilled workers.
2020 Independent (Nexis) 19 Feb. Reskilling our workforce will be key to making the most of the digital revolution... A recent report..estimates that 20 per cent of the workforce will be significantly underskilled for their jobs by 2030.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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