subprofessional
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Etymology
Origin of subprofessional
First recorded in 1940–45; sub- + professional
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Furthermore, many of the old blue-collar class are now more accurately called the subprofessional white-collar class, working in offices and not on assembly lines.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the course of twelve years, Virginia Tucker, the labs Head Computer, had ascended from a subprofessional employee to the most powerful woman at the lab.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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