applied scientist vs worker

applied scientist and worker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
applied scientist	Yes	No	No	No
worker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, worker is a hypernym of applied scientist; that is, worker is a word with a broader meaning than applied scientist:

applied scientist: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
worker: a person who acts and gets things done

Other hypernyms of applied scientist include actor, doer.

applied scientist (noun)	worker (noun)
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems	sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
	a person who works at a specific occupation
	a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
	a person who acts and gets things done