White-Collar Job

A White-Collar Job is a cognitive labor that requires mental skill.

• Context:
  • It can be performed by a White-Collar Worker.
  • It can range from being a Skilled White-Collar Job to being in an Unskilled White-Collar Job.
  • It can (typically) be performed in an Office Setting (where white can be worn).
  • It can (typically) require Literacy.
  • It can (typically) require Numeracy.
• Example(s):
  • an Administrative Assistant Job.
  • a Software Programming Job.
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Blue-Collar Job, and other manual labor.
  • Green-Collar Job.
  • Caring for Others Job.
• See: Knowledge Worker.

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References

2011

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collar_worker
  • The term white-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. “White-collar work" is an informal term, defined in contrast to "blue-collar work".

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