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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Most rank-and-file journalists, like many other white-collar workers, view AI tools with deep suspicion and see their adoption as potential (or inevitable) threat to their livelihoods.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Demand for white-collar skills 'uncertain' Although many people may want to change their careers, few are taking the plunge.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
That includes Citadel, whose Frank Flight pointed out that demand for software engineers is rising rapidly and that white-collar jobs are unlikely to be replaced by agents anytime soon due to the cost and availability of compute.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
The stock market tumbled — three separate days — because of investors’ both bearish and bullish fears about AI, including Nvidia’s somewhat tepid outlook and a viral blog post that imagined a hypothetical scenario in which white-collar work evaporated.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Demand for white-collar skills 'uncertain' Although many people may want to change their careers, few are taking the plunge.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
That includes Citadel, whose Frank Flight pointed out that demand for software engineers is rising rapidly and that white-collar jobs are unlikely to be replaced by agents anytime soon due to the cost and availability of compute.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
The stock market tumbled — three separate days — because of investors’ both bearish and bullish fears about AI, including Nvidia’s somewhat tepid outlook and a viral blog post that imagined a hypothetical scenario in which white-collar work evaporated.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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