blue-collar worker
Factory floor employee
A blue-collar worker performs manual or industrial labor, typically in manufacturing, construction, maintenance, or trades.
The term comes from the durable work shirts historically worn in such jobs, contrasting with the white dress shirts of office employees.
Her father was a blue-collar worker at the steel mill for thirty years.
Wiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- welderOne who fuses metals
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
machinist · pipefitter · boilermaker · ironworker · millwright · glazier · insulator · roofer
Qualified trade worker
- trade schoolCareer-focused technical education
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- master craftsmanExpert in skilled trade
on-the-job training · union hall · licensing · mentorship · hands-on learning
Industrial production facility
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- plantBotanical organism
- foundryMetal casting facility
steelworker · shift work · production · foreman · conveyor · heavy machinery · fabrication · warehouse
Equipment preventing injury
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- work bootsProtective footwear for labor
- toolbeltWaist-worn carrier for implements
- time clockShift tracking device
break room · locker room · punch in · overtime · shift change · safety goggles · steel-toed boots
Joining into one
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- hourly wagePay calculated per hour
- overtime payCompensation for excess hours
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
seniority · collective bargaining · pension · work ethic · job security · layoff · strike · picket line
Skilled manual tradesperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- metalworkShaped metal objects
masonry · joinery · upholstery · cabinetmaking · finish work · precision · handmade · custom work
electrician
Wiring installation specialist
mechanic · machinist · pipefitter · boilermaker · ironworker · millwright · glazier · insulator · roofer · tiler
journeyman
Qualified trade worker
- trade schoolCareer-focused technical education
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- certificationAttestation of qualification
master craftsman · on-the-job training · union hall · licensing · mentorship · hands-on learning
factory
Industrial production facility
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- plantBotanical organism
foundry · steelworker · shift work · production · foreman · conveyor · heavy machinery · fabrication · warehouse · dockworker
safety gear
Equipment preventing injury
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- work bootsProtective footwear for labor
- toolbeltWaist-worn carrier for implements
time clock · break room · locker room · punch in · overtime · shift change · safety goggles · steel-toed boots
union
Joining into one
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- hourly wagePay calculated per hour
- overtime payCompensation for excess hours
benefits · seniority · collective bargaining · pension · work ethic · job security · layoff · strike · picket line · shop steward
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- carpentryWood construction trade
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
metalwork · masonry · joinery · upholstery · cabinetmaking · finish work · precision · handmade · custom work · restoration
- workersemployee, employees, laborers, wage earner, breadwinner
- Everymanaverage Joe, everyman, common man, regular Joe, regular guy
- non-studentsdropout, alumni, townie, retiree, homemaker
blue-collar workerwhite-collar worker
Non-manual professional employee
office worker · professional · knowledge worker · pencil pusher · executive
blue-collar workeremployer
One who employs others
business owner · capitalist · executive · industrialist · CEO
worker, working, collar, workers, worked, laborer, laboring, workforce, workman