noun
daytime job; day job
Used in contexts where a distinction is made between regular daytime employment and nighttime work in the entertainment or sex industry (夜職). Often appears in discussions about leaving the nightlife industry for a conventional career.
See also: 夜職
彼女は夜の仕事を辞めて、昼職に就いた。
She quit her night job and got a daytime job.
昼職と夜職の両立は体力的にきつい。
Balancing a day job and night work is physically tough.