White-Collar Job
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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):
- Counter-Example(s):
- Blue-Collar Job, and other manual labor.
- Green-Collar Job.
- Caring for Others Job.
- See: Knowledge Worker.
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".