| Fabrikarbeiter | factoryworker |
| Fabrikarbeiterin | factoryworker |
| Fabrikbesitzer | factory owner |
| Facharbeiter | craftsman |
| Stückarbeiter | pieceworker |
| Bleiarbeiter | plumber |
| Landarbeiter | farmhand |
| Leiharbeiter | temp |
| Vorarbeiter | foreman |
| Bauarbeiter | construction worker |
| Bergarbeiter | miner |
| Gastarbeiter | foreign worker guest worker migrant worker |
| Hafenarbeiter | docker |
| Mitarbeiter | employee collaborator assistant |
| Sachbearbeiter | case handler case worker official in charge person in charge staffer |
| Saisonarbeiter | seasonal worker |
| Wanderarbeiter | migrant worker migratory worker |
| Zeitarbeiter | acting |
| abarbeiten | work off process slave slave away work one's finger to the bone |
| Fabrikant | maker |