Everyone has heard of the famous colloquialisms, blue-collar and white-collar jobs. These two most famous of job designations have been in use since 1910 for white-collar and 1924 for blue-collar. A ...

Blue-collar jobs are in. Two in 5 Gen Zers are pursuing blue-collar work, rejecting the collegiate path and learning trades, according to a May 2025 survey of 1,434 young adults by Resume Builder.

Some older professionals have taken blue-collar jobs in response to a white-collar hiring slowdown. Blue-collar roles are helping some people make ends meet while they continue their job searches.

At just 23, Jacob Palmer is already running his own electrical company. He launched the business in 2024 after starting in the field as an apprentice electrician, a career path he embarked on when ...

Blue-collar workers have been at or near the center of much public discussion in recent years, from their political leanings to their wages and cultural impact. A recent Pew Research Center survey ...

Geoffrey Hinton’s message on a recent podcast about artificial intelligence was simple: “Train to be a plumber.” Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist often called “the Godfather of AI,” ...

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