non-academics
Not university faculty
Non-academics are people outside the academic world—those who don't work at universities or research institutions.
The term often appears when distinguishing scholarly discourse from general audiences: The book is accessible to non-academics.
It can also describe pursuits unrelated to formal study: Her non-academic interests include hiking and photography.
Learning trade through employment
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- plumberWater system tradesperson
electrician · carpenter · welder · mechanic · mason · tailor · barber · cosmetologist
Craft of shaping lumber
- potteryFired clay objects
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- leatherworkCrafting with treated hides
metalwork · joinery · sculpting · weaving · ceramics · quilting · embroidery · woodcarving
apprenticeship
Learning trade through employment
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
plumber · electrician · carpenter · welder · mechanic · mason · tailor · barber · cosmetologist · chef
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- potteryFired clay objects
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
leatherwork · metalwork · joinery · sculpting · weaving · ceramics · quilting · embroidery · woodcarving · stained glass
non-academicsacademics
Professional researchers and teachers
professors · scholars · faculty · researchers · university professors
non-academicstheorists
Builders of explanatory frameworks
scholars · eggheads · pedagogues · men of letters · savants
non-academic, academic, academics, academically, academy, academies, academician, academicians