blue-collar work; manual labor job
Refers to jobs involving physical or manual labor, as opposed to clerical or administrative work. Often used in contrast with 事務職 (office work).
See also: 現業
He works in a factory as a blue-collar worker.
The pay structure differs between blue-collar and clerical jobs.
事務職 is clerical or administrative work, often contrasted with 現業職.
Compound of 現業 (げんぎょう, 'actual work' or 'manual operations') and 職 (しょく, 'job' or 'occupation').