- 工人阶级 gōngrénjiējí working classThe social class consisting of people who do not own the tools or resources of production and who earn their living by working for wages.
- 工人运动 gōngrényùndòng labor movementOrganized social movement by workers to advocate for their rights and welfare; also known as the workers' movement. Often abbreviated as [[工运|工運|gong1 yun4]].
- 工人党 gōngréndǎng Workers' PartyThe main opposition political party in Singapore; any political party representing the interests of the working class
- 农业工人 nóngyègōngrén farmworkerA person employed to do manual labor in agriculture, such as on a farm or plantation; farmhand.
- 产业工人 chǎnyègōngrén industrial workerA worker in a modern enterprise such as a factory, mine, or transport company who relies on wages as their main source of income.
- 工人日报 gōngrénrìbào Workers' DailyWorkers' Daily, a Chinese newspaper founded in 1949
- 库尔德工人党 kù'ěrdégōngréndǎng Kurdistan Workers' PartyKurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
- 建筑工人 jiànzhùgōngrén construction workerconstruction worker; builder
- 打工人 dǎgōngrén laborer; wage slavelaborer or employee, especially one who feels exploited or weary; commonly used as a self-deprecating internet buzzword for anyone working for a paycheck, regardless of status
- 技术工人 jìshùgōngrén skilled workera worker with specialized training or technical skills
- 排字工人 páizìgōngrén typesettertypesetter; compositor
- 掘墓工人 juémùgōngrén gravediggergrave digger; person whose job is to dig graves
- 搬运工人 bānyùngōngrén porterperson whose job is to carry or transport goods, such as a porter, docker, or professional mover
- 机械工人 jīxiègōngrén mechanica worker who repairs or maintains machines
- 水管工人 shuǐguǎngōngrén plumberperson who installs or repairs water pipes and systems
- 熟练工人 shúliàngōngrén skilled workera worker who has acquired specific skills or expertise through training and experience; journeyman
- 特工人员 tègōngrényuán special agentsecret service agent; intelligence personnel or secret service staff
- 环卫工人 huánwèigōngrén sanitation workerenvironmental sanitation or protection worker
- 码头工人 mǎtougōngrén dock workerdocker; stevedore; longshoreman
- 社工人 shègōngrén social workera professional who provides social services or works in social welfare
- 缝衣工人 féngyīgōngrén needleworkerneedleworker; garment worker; one who sews clothing
- 装卸工人 zhuāngxiègōngrén stevedorestevedore; dockworker; a worker who loads and unloads cargo
- 退休工人 tuìxiūgōngrén retired worker
- 铸字工人 zhùzìgōngrén type founderworker who casts or manufactures metal type for printing
- 下岗工人 xiàgǎnggōngrén laid-off workera worker who has been laid off from a state-owned enterprise; an unemployed worker
- 青年工人 qīngniángōngrén young workera worker in their youth, typically referring to those in the early stages of their industrial or manual career
- 伐木工人 fámùgōngrén lumberjacklumberjack; tree cutter
- 制陶工人 zhìtáogōngrén pottera person who makes pottery
- 制鞋工人 zhìxiégōngrén shoemakershoemaker; cobbler
- 北京工人体育场 běijīnggōngréntǐyùchǎng Workers StadiumWorkers Stadium; a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing, China
- 印刷工人 yìnshuāgōngrén printerprinting worker; typographer
