Managing White-Collar vs. Blue-Collar Workers: What All Employers Should Know
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Robert Swaim, Ph.D.
01/16/2017
01/16/2017
Only one in seven employees in developed countries does work that requires manual labor.
While the western world has shifted to a knowledge-based workforce (think: desk jobs that involve less physical work), there are forces creating new manual labor opportunities.
Tech startups like Amazon, Boxed and Rent the Runway, for instance, hire programmers and developers to build apps as well as warehouse workers to manage inventories. When it comes to the small business landscape, blue-collar fields like construction and roofing are among the most lucrative.
