This is a short but useful list of substitute words for business students, business journalists who write about the job market, business editors and business proofreaders.
airman
anchorman
assemblyman
businessman
cameraman
cattleman
chairman / chairwoman
clergyman
craftsman
crewman / crewmen
dairyman
fireman
fisherman
foreman
herdsman
housewife
layman
lineman
longshoreman
maid / janitor
man (verb)
man-day
manhole
mankind
man-made
manpower
matron
middleman
newspaperman, newsman
nursing aides and orderlies
paper boys / paper girls
policeman / policewoman
postman, mailman
pressman
repairman
salesman / saleswoman
seaman
seamstress
spokesman
steward / stewardess
teacher
watchman
weatherman
aviator, pilot
news commentator, announcer, newscaster
assembler
entrepreneur, business executive
camera operator, photographer
rancher
chairperson, moderator, chair
clergy
artisan
crew member, crew
dairy worker
fire fighter
fisher is sometimes used but it is not really satisfactory
supervisor, job boss
herder, herd owner, rancher
homemaker
lay person, laity, uninitiated
line installer, repairer
stevedore
house (office) cleaner, building superintendent, custodian
staff, operate
work day, person-day
access
humans, humanity, people, human beings
artificial, manufactured
personnel, human resources, workers, work force, labour
attendant, correctional officer (in prison setting)
intermediary, wholesaler
reporter, journalist, writer
nursing attendants
paper carriers
police officer
mail carrier, postal worker
press operator
repairer
sales clerk, sales representative, sales person, seller
sailor
dressmaker, tailor
representative
flight attendant, attendant
lecturer, scholar
guard
weathercaster, weather reporter, meteorologist
