definitions of blue & white collar workers?

Answer 1

Typically, white collar workers work in an office environment. Blue collar workers work in a factory. Blue collar work can also be outside the factory, such as construction, electrician, plumbing & c.

The distinction also applies to white collar as supervisory position, and blue collar as laborer, for example, a policeman would be blue collar, his immediate supervisor might still be blue collar (if he or she performed patrol functions), or might be considered white collar (strictly supervisory).

Answer 2

Blue collar workers get their hands dirty and white collar workers keep their hands clean, unless they get caught like Martha Stewart.

Answer 3

Here's my understanding:
Blue Collar - General workers, such as construction, plumbers, grocery store sackers. Generally not somebody with an executive type job.

White Collar - Somebody with a corporate executive type job. Generally higher salary.

Answer 4

The breakdown is this:

Blue collar: Moe labor intensive, generally lower salaries, education usually not needed beforehand.

White collar: Intellectually based, usually have higher salaries, and do need specified education most of the time.

Answer 5

white collar wears a suit and tie...ie office worker, business personal.

Blue collar wears a uniform...ie bus driver, mechanic, plumber.

However, I am white collar and make 25k a year and lots of blue collars pull in 60k...no indication of wealth.

Answer 6

blue collars do all the labor sweating their asses off for one pay check.. white sit in a nice office with a/c