Should we use juugyouin (従業員), shokunin (職人), or jitsugyouka (実業家) when talking about employees?


I've been stuck trying to find the correct usage of 従業員 (juugyouin), 職人
(shokunin) and 実業家 (jitsugyouka). All of these can mean worker/businessman. I
figured that 実業家 is probably referring to a worker/businessman related to the
industrial industry. But what if you're a businessman outside of industry? The
problem is, I can't use these words correctly in sentences until I know how
the Japanese think about these words when they use them, and for which type of
worker/businessman they use them for. So if someone can tell me when they
would use them in which scenario, I'd appreciate it!




"Employee" is 従業員 in Japanese. 被雇用者 is also used in strict legal contexts.

The other two are very different.

  * 職人: artisan; craftsman
  * 実業家: entrepreneur; business owner/executive; business person (who has a high position in a company)

