on-site work; field operations
Refers to practical, hands-on work performed at the actual location (e.g., construction site, factory floor, field), as opposed to office or administrative work.
He has worked in the field operations department for many years.
Without experience in on-site work, you can't understand the hardships of the field.
field worker; outside worker
government agency providing public services; public enterprise agency
blue-collar work; manual labor job
clerical work; non-manual work; office work
government agency providing public services; government agency involved in public enterprise
three public corporations and five government enterprises
Compound of 現 (gen, 'actual', 'present') and 業 (gyō, 'work', 'business'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'actual on-site work'.