blue-collar
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The shift also extends to an emphasis on shop classes, as blue-collar jobs become more popular and white-collar hiring slows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
In line with that, experts project that a future where autonomous robots take over blue-collar tasks is still years away, given testing for humanoid robots is in its early stages.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
The firm sends thousands of blue-collar workers overseas each year in search of regular, better paid work.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Out where she worked as a secretary for a petrochemical plant, many of the blue-collar workers used the word all the time.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
