white-collar
adjective
white-col·lar
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər 
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue-collar
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For some, the signs are clear that blue-collar work will offer a more secure future for America’s youth than the white-collar careers exposed to AI.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
According to Sun Lichao, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, the rapid uptake of OpenClaw in China will also likely contribute to a faster displacement of white-collar jobs.
—CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, holds about 600 women convicted mostly of nonviolent and white-collar crimes.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The shift from blue-collar work to white-collar work has decimated communities such as Dayton and Youngstown and Muncie, and contributed to the rise of extreme inequality.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
According to Sun Lichao, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, the rapid uptake of OpenClaw in China will also likely contribute to a faster displacement of white-collar jobs.
—CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, holds about 600 women convicted mostly of nonviolent and white-collar crimes.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The shift from blue-collar work to white-collar work has decimated communities such as Dayton and Youngstown and Muncie, and contributed to the rise of extreme inequality.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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