skilled worker vs worker

skilled worker and worker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skilled worker	Yes	No	No	No
worker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, worker is a hypernym of skilled worker; that is, worker is a word with a broader meaning than skilled worker:

skilled worker (noun)	worker (noun)
a worker who has acquired special skills	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
	a person who works at a specific occupation
	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done