White Collar White collar work is commonly contrasted ... dictate the level of your income. Here are some top-paying blue collar jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

That's on top of her old friends who have stuck by her during the career transition. There is a tendency — particularly among white-collar workers — to look at blue-collar work through rose ...

Some older professionals have taken blue-collar jobs in response to a white-collar hiring slowdown. Blue-collar roles are helping some people make ends meet while they continue their job searches.

Those gains have helped close the gap between blue- and white-collar workers. WSJ explains what’s driving the higher wages, and whether they will stick around. Illustration: Paige Money News ...

That’s because over the past year, even as the job market has slowed and job openings have fallen, the number of employees in white-collar work grew by 1.4%, more than twice that of blue-collar ...