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 30 to 50 yuan ($4 to $7) a day, people can enjoy the trappings of being a white-collar worker in an office space indistinguishable from the real thing.
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Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Business leaders like Ford CEO Jim Farley and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have sounded similar alarms about the crisis facing white-collar workers in particular, but Sanders’ report marks one of the strongest warnings yet from Capitol Hill about AI’s threat to the workplace.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
While college degrees and white-collar work have historically been pushed as the better option to many high school graduates, the trades are attracting a high number of new adult workers in America.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
In a low-hire, low-fire market with few options for workers — especially those in white-collar industries — health care is becoming an attractive option.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Business leaders like Ford CEO Jim Farley and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have sounded similar alarms about the crisis facing white-collar workers in particular, but Sanders’ report marks one of the strongest warnings yet from Capitol Hill about AI’s threat to the workplace.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
While college degrees and white-collar work have historically been pushed as the better option to many high school graduates, the trades are attracting a high number of new adult workers in America.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
In a low-hire, low-fire market with few options for workers — especially those in white-collar industries — health care is becoming an attractive option.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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