keyworkers
Critical service providers
Keyworkers, also spelled as two words, are employees considered essential to the functioning of society, particularly during crises.
The term gained wide currency during the COVID-19 pandemic to describe healthcare workers, delivery drivers, grocery store staff, and others whose jobs required physical presence while much of the workforce stayed home.
In British usage, keyworker status sometimes confers benefits like priority housing or childcare access.
Keyworkers kept the country running during lockdown.
Medical care professionals
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- carersThose who tend others
- emergency respondersPersonnel dispatched to crises
hospital staff · pharmacists · cleaners · teachers · police · firefighters · ambulance crews · NHS
Boldness before danger
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- courageFortitude facing danger
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
dedication · applause · clapping · rainbow · thank you · recognition · appreciation · gratitude
Support or aid given
provision · backing · pay rise · hazard pay · PPE · mental health · burnout · welfare
Attentive regard for others
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
maintenance · retail · hospitality · public services · childcare · elder care · waste collection · utilities
Utterly required, irreplaceable
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- fundamentalForming the base
integral · crucial · core · primary · requisite · imperative · pivotal · infrastructure
nurses
Medical care professionals
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- carersThose who tend others
emergency responders · hospital staff · pharmacists · cleaners · teachers · police · firefighters · ambulance crews · NHS · pandemic
bravery
Boldness before danger
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- courageFortitude facing danger
resilience · dedication · applause · clapping · rainbow · thank you · recognition · appreciation · gratitude · tribute
assistance
Support or aid given
relief · provision · backing · pay rise · hazard pay · PPE · mental health · burnout · welfare · benefits
care
Attentive regard for others
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
nursing · maintenance · retail · hospitality · public services · childcare · elder care · waste collection · utilities · food supply
indispensable
Utterly required, irreplaceable
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
fundamental · integral · crucial · core · primary · requisite · imperative · pivotal · infrastructure · backbone
keyworkersremote workers
Employees based elsewhere
telecommuters · digital nomads · office workers · knowledge workers · white-collar workers