gray-collar

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Definition of gray-collar in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to working-class professions that do not involve significant manual labor, such as skilled technical professions, combining elements of blue-collar and white-collar

Vocational training reaches greater fractions of the labor force in nations like West Germany; large Japanese companies invest more heavily in job-related training for blue- and gray-collar employees than do American firms.

Related Terms

grey-collar

Alternative spelling of gray-collar

Etymology

() From gray and -collar by extension of white-collar and blue-collar, perhaps with gray being seen as intermediate between white and blue.