blue-collar

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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 shift also extends to an emphasis on shop classes, as blue-collar jobs become more popular and white-collar hiring slows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In line with that, experts project that a future where autonomous robots take over blue-collar tasks is still years away, given testing for humanoid robots is in its early stages.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Liberals and conservatives, traditionalists and reformers, white-collar officials and blue-collar miners, all remained loyal to him, not because they always agreed with him, but because the regent listened to and respected all different opinions.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela