I think a lot depends on specific definitions: a manual test suite, where you have a list of tests with clear steps and a clear expectation, is definitely near-

I think a lot depends on specific definitions: a manual test suite, where you have a list of tests with clear steps and a clear expectation, is definitely near-zero skill to execute. Actual exploratory testing, on the other hand, is skilled: especially if they're expected to write up tests (automated or not) that test code paths that haven't previously been tested.