blue-collar workers
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"We are short of blue-collar workers," as well as doctors, teachers and agricultural administrators, she said -- roles that are either low-paid or "not prestigious".
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Building data centers that run AI models is creating thousands of jobs, lifting wages for blue-collar workers and boosting gross domestic product, said Sacks, the face of the Trump administration’s AI strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The truck’s futuristic design is also less geared toward the blue-collar workers who tend to buy pickups, which are usually marketed as rugged work vehicles.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025
“Once known as a gritty old steel town of blue-collar workers, Pittsburgh has become a commercial center of office towers and high-technology industries.”
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
Out where she worked as a secretary for a petrochemical plant, many of the blue-collar workers used the word all the time.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
