Blue-Collar Job
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A Blue-Collar Job is a manual job that involves significant muscular skill.
- Context:
- It can (typically) good Hand-Eye Coordination.
- It can (typically) be performed by a Blue-Collar Worker in a setting where clothing will be dirtied.
- It can range from being a Low-Skill Blue Collar Job to being a High-Skill Blue Collar Job.
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- Example(s):
- a Manufacturing Job.
- a Construction Job.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Low-Skill Job.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-collar_worker Retrieved:2021-7-1.
- A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involve manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, electricity generation and power plant operations, electrical construction and maintenance, custodial work, farming, commercial fishing, logging, landscaping, pest control, food processing, oil field work, waste collection and disposal, recycling, construction, maintenance, shipping, driving, trucking and many other types of physical work. Blue-collar work often involves something being physically built or maintained.
In contrast, the white-collar worker typically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk. A third type of work is a service worker (pink collar) whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales or other service-oriented work. Many occupations blend blue, white, or pink-collar work and are often paid hourly wage-labor, although some professionals may be paid by the project or salaried. There are a wide range of payscales for such work depending upon field of specialty and experience.
- A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involve manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, electricity generation and power plant operations, electrical construction and maintenance, custodial work, farming, commercial fishing, logging, landscaping, pest control, food processing, oil field work, waste collection and disposal, recycling, construction, maintenance, shipping, driving, trucking and many other types of physical work. Blue-collar work often involves something being physically built or maintained.