street workers

Municipal maintenance staff

Street workers are people whose jobs take place primarily on public roads and sidewalks.

The term covers a range of occupations: maintenance crews repairing infrastructure, vendors selling goods, outreach workers helping homeless populations, or sex workers soliciting clients.

Context usually clarifies which meaning applies: The city hired additional street workers to fill potholes versus The charity provides services for street workers.

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busker · occupation · solicitation · hustling · harm reduction · crossing guard · pavements · panhandler · road crew · human rights advocate · trade · parking attendant · union representative · landscaper · scavenger · mime artist · puppeteer · food cart

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Indoor professional employees

white-collar workers · desk jockeys · factory workers · remote workers · telecommuters

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Business organization's hired workers

executives · bureaucrats · administrative staff · government clerks · headquarters staff

visibility and public interface

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Workers aiding main operations

data entry clerks · archivists · file clerks · accountants

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