Blue-Collar Worker
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A Blue-Collar Worker is an worker who performs blue-collar jobs.
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- See: Working Class, Manual Labour, Manufacturing, Mining, Construction, Mechanic, Warehousing, Firefighting.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blue-collar_worker Retrieved:2015-5-12.
- In the US, a blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labour. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled manufacturing, mining, sanitation, custodian work, oil field, construction, mechanical, maintenance, warehousing, firefighting, technical installation and many other types of physical work. Often something is physically being 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 and/or pink industry categorizations.
Blue-collar work is often paid hourly wage-labor, although some professionals may be paid by the project or salaried. There is a wide range of payscales for such work depending upon field of specialty and experience.
- In the US, a blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labour. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled manufacturing, mining, sanitation, custodian work, oil field, construction, mechanical, maintenance, warehousing, firefighting, technical installation and many other types of physical work. Often something is physically being built or maintained.