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[_] BLACK COLLARa) Refers to workers in the mining or the oil industry or sometimes also used to refer to people who are involved in black marketing activities. | List of Collar Workers (.com b) Manual laborers in industries in which workers generally become very dirty, such as mining or oil-drilling;[unreliable source?] has also been used to describe workers in illegal professions. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org c) Refers to workers in the mining or the oil industry. Sometimes, it is also used to refer to people who are employed in black marketing activities. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) The term -black collar- is used here because it used to refer to those whose collars become black by the nature of their jobs. While it has now taken on a new meaning, it was once used to label those with jobs as coal miners, oil workers, and other similar positions. Now, black collar workers are the creative types of professionals like artists, graphic designers, and video producers. The moniker has transferred over to them due to their unofficial uniforms, which are generally comprised of black attire. Wikipedia: - White Collar Worker (.org - Knowledge Worker (.org TOP | MINING or OIL | |
[_] BLUE COLLARa) Refers to a member of the working class, who performs manual labour and earns and hourly wage. | List of Collar Workers (.com b) A member of the working class who performs manual labor and either earns an hourly wage or is paid piece rate for the amount of work done. This term was first used in 1924. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org c) This term was first used in 1924; it is a member of the working class, who performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage. It originates from the popularity that blue color enjoys among manual-laborers. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) a term used to refer to people who typically work in jobs that require manual labour, like agriculture, manufacturing, construction or mining. The term classifies different jobs based on the characteristics of the position and the skill set required to perform it. Other terms used similarly also refer to the characteristics of a position and not necessarily to the uniforms worn. For example, some other terms are purple collar, pink collar and white collar. Blue collar refers to jobs that are outdoors or require interaction with heavy machinery. The term originates from the uniforms or work wear worn by manual labourers in the 1920s. They had to be more durable to withstand their work environments, so they typically made it of materials like denim or chambray, which are often blue. | What Does Blue Collar Mean? (With 10 Examples) (.com e) Examples: - Plumber - Bricklayer - Building inspector - Carpenter - Electrician - Elevator installer - Firefighter - Gas plant operator - Mechanic - Police Officer - Transportation inspector - Truck driver - Welder f) Wikipedia: - White Collar Worker (.org - Knowledge Worker (.org TOP | MANUAL LABOUR | |
[_] BROWN COLLARPeople working in Military services and Those who serve in the army like soldiers, army, navy, marines, air force, space force, and sometimes coast guard. | Types of Collar Workers (.com | Designation of workers by collar color (.org TOP | MILITARY PERSONNEL |
[_] GOLD COLLARa) Refers to highly-skilled knowledgeable people such as doctors, lawyers, scientists and also young, low wage workers who also get parental support. | Gold Collar Worker (.com b) Refers to young, low-wage workers who invest in conspicuous luxury. Alternatively refers to highly-skilled professionals in high-demand fields such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, pilots, and scientists. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org c) It was first used by Robert Earl Kelley in his 1985 book The Gold-Collar Worker; It is a newly formed phrase which has been used to describe either young, low-wage workers who invest inconspicuous luxury (often with parental support). It is also used to refer to highly-skilled knowledge people who are highly valuable to the company. Example: Lawyers, doctors, research scientists, etc. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) They have traditionally been classified as white collar. These individuals are highly-skilled and in high-demand. Surgeons, engineers, anesthesiologists, lawyers, and airline pilots are all examples of gold collar workers. Gold collar jobs involve positions that have recently become essential enough to business operations that they warranted their own new classification. | Complete Collar Colors: Understanding Consumer Personas (.com TOP | HIGHLY SKILLED | |
[_] GREEN COLLARa) People employed in alternate energy sources like, World Wide Fund for nature, Greenpeace and Solar panels. | List of Collar Workers (.com b) Usually refers to military personnel, but can also refer to workers in a wide range of professions relating to the environment and renewable energy. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org c) It was first used by Patrick Heffernan in 1976; it is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy. Example: People working in alternate energy sources like solar panels, Greenpeace, World Wide Fund for nature, etc. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) They are employed by the environmental sectors of the economy. These environmental green collar workers (who hold "green jobs") help to satisfy the ever-growing need and demand for green development. They tend to focus on implementing environmentally-conscious designs, policies, and technologies designed to help improve environmental conservation and sustainability. | Complete Collar Colors: Understanding Consumer Personas (.com TOP | ALTERNATIVE ENERGY |
[_] GREY COLLARa) Refers to those who work beyond the age of retirement. For example, health care professionals, IT professionals. | List of Collar Workers (.com b) It is not classified in blue collar nor white collar. It is occasionally used to describe elderly individuals working beyond the age of retirement, as well as those occupations incorporating elements of both blue- and white-collar. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org c) Refers to the balance of employed people not classified as white or blue-collar. Although grey-collar is something used to describe those who work beyond the age of retirement. Example: Firefighters, police officers, health care professionals, Security Guards, etc. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) Perhaps not ironically, are those who fall into a sort of "gray area" where their employment is concerned. This term refers to the balance of employed people who cannot be classified as white or blue collar. In some cases, gray collar is also utilized to describe elderly individuals who are working beyond the age of retirement; in others, it may refer to occupations that incorporate elements of both blue- and white-collar work. | Complete Collar Colors: Understanding Consumer Personas (.com e) Refers to the balance of employed people not classified as white or blue. Often these workers are people who work beyond retirement. They are principally White Collar Workers either working part-time or are under employed. Under employed means that the person may be qualified with a specific degree but may be holding a job that does not require such high qualification. Some examples of Grey collar workers include; IT professionals, health care professionals, child care professionals and skilled technicians. | WHITE, BLUE, PINK OR GREY: WHAT COLOUR COLLAR ARE YOU? (.com TOP | BEYOND RETIREMENT | |
]_[ NEW COLLARa) They develops technical and soft skills through nontraditional education paths. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org b) New-collar workers develop the technical and soft skills needed to work in technology jobs through nontraditional education paths. These workers do not have a four-year degree from college. Instead, new-collar workers are trained through community colleges, vocational schools, software boot camps, technical certification programs, high school technical education and on-the job apprentices and internships. | Complete Collar Colors: Understanding Consumer Personas (.com c) they are individuals who develop technical and soft skills needed to work in the contemporary technology industry through nontraditional education paths. The term was introduced by IBM CEO Ginni Rometty in late 2016 and refers to "middle-skill" occupations in technology, such as cybersecurity analysts, application developers, and cloud computing specialists. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | NON TRADITIONAL PATHS |
]_[ NO COLLARa) They are Artists and "free spirits" who tend to privilege passion and personal growth over financial gain. This term was popularized on the reality game show Survivor: Worlds Apart, which used No Collar (in addition to White and Blue Collar) as the tribal divisions; also, people who work, but not for payment. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org b) This is the he new, exponentially emerging class rising up in America consisting of often over-qualified but unemployed persons or tech-industry professionals who eschew collars altogether, No collar individuals refer to artists or a free spirit who tend to privilege passion and personal growth over financial gain. You can call yourself as having no collar when you work for the satisfaction and not for payment. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | ARTIST or FREE-SPIRIT | |
]_[ OPEN COLLARa) Refers to a worker who works from home, via Internet. | List of Collar Workers (.com b) Refers to a worker who works from home, via Internet likely freelancers. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org c) Is a worker who works from home, especially via the internet. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | FREELANCERS or HOME |
[_] ORANGE COLLARPrison laborers, named for the orange jumpsuits commonly worn by inmates. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | PRISON INMATES | |
[_] PINK COLLARa) They are also a member of the working class who performs in the service industry. They work in positions such as waiters, retail clerks, salespersons, certain unlicensed assistive personnel, and many other positions involving relations with people. The term was coined in the late 1970s as a phrase to describe jobs that were typically held by women; now the meaning has changed to encompass all service jobs. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org b) Refers to those workers who are employed in low-paid jobs like librarian, receptionist. | List of Collar Workers (.com c) Is employed in a job that is traditionally considered to be women�s work and is often low-paid. The term "pink-collar" was popularized in the late 1990s by writer and social critic Louise Kapp Howe especially those who perform jobs in the service industry example: nurses, secretaries, and elementary school teachers. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) The term refers to jobs that are traditionally done by women. The colour pink refers to a colour that is traditionally associated with feminine attributes. This designation does not separate the tasks in this category by education level or manual labour. These jobs include jobs in the beauty industry, nursing, teaching, secretarial work or childcare. TOP | FEMININE or SERVICE |
[_] POPPED COLLARIf you come from a rich family but take 9-5 jobs for character building, you are among these popped collar workers. The collar also refers to young people who usually work at clubs, in stocks, or other fancy jobs. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | RICH or FANCY JOBS | |
[_] PURPLE COLLARa) Refers to a mix between white collar and blue collar. Jobs in this category can combine manual labour and administrative duties. These professionals have usually pursued higher education in a specific field that requires the regular use of heavy machinery. An example of these employees is professionals who specialise in technology, like engineers and technicians. b) Some people say that it is a term describing someone who sells marijuana for a living. but that's not true as it is the skilled workers or consultants who blend entrepreneurial business savvy with a practical, technical ability doing both tasks for white and blue-collar example is information technology workers, engineers, and technicians. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | LABOUR & ADMINISTRATION |
[_] RED COLLARa) Government workers of all types; derived from compensation received from red ink budget. In China, it also refers to Communist Party officials in private companies. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org b) Government workers of all types and farmers. Derived from compensation received from red ink budget. Also in China, refers to Communist Party officials in private companies. | Types of Collar Workers (.com Blue and pink collar workers' jobs involve manual labor. The pink collar designation is separate and, in my opinion, stereotypical and already outdated. Pink collar workers' labor is directly related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales, or other service-oriented work. This differentiation between blue and pink collar workers is generally unnecessary, but should be taken into account nonetheless. | Complete Collar Colors: Understanding Consumer Personas (.com TOP | GOVERNMENT | |
[_] STEEL BLUE COLLARSteel-Collar Worker or Chrome-Collar Worker - The phrase was first coined in the early '80s, referring to a robotic threat to the U.S. manufacturing jobs. A "steel collar workforce" is capable of tirelessly and efficiently performing repetitive tasks or monitoring. Things in the workplace that replace or augment human labor, like Computer-controlled smart tools and robots. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | COMPUTER CONTROLLED |
[_] WHITE COLLARa) This term was coined in the 1930s by Upton Sinclair, an American writer who referenced the word in connection to clerical, administrative and managerial functions during the 1930s. A white-collar worker is a salaried professional, typically referring to general office workers and management. | Designation of workers by collar color (.org b) Is a salaried professional, refers to office workers and management in general sense. | List of Collar Workers (.com c) The term "white-collar worker" was coined in the 1930s by Upton Sinclair; it is a salaried professional, typically referring to general office workers and management. It originates from the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers. | Types of Collar Workers (.com d) They are employees whose jobs entail (either largely or entirely) mental or clerical work. Office jobs are an excellent example of this. The term "white collar work" used to characterize non-manual jobs. Now, it's utilized to refer to employees or professionals whose work is knowledge-intensive, non-routine, and unstructured. | Complete Collar Colors: Understanding Consumer Personas (.com e) They are typically in an office environment, dealing with clerical, administrative or managerial tasks. The colour refers to white dress shirts that are frequently worn by people working in these positions. f) Examples: - Accountant - Architect - Civil engineer - Clerk - Financial advisor - High School Teacher - Laywer - Marketing Manager - Pharmacist - Real Estate Agent - Software developer g) Wikipedia: - White Collar Worker (.org - Knowledge Worker (.org TOP | OFFICE & MANAGEMENT | |
[_] YELLOW COLLARPeople in the creative field. They may spend time doing both white and blue-collar tasks as well as tasks outside either category example: Photographers, Filmmakers, Directors, Editors. | Types of Collar Workers (.com TOP | CREATIVE |