Working individuals can be classified according to the colors of the collars ostensibly worn at their workplace. These commonly reflect one's occupation within a broad class, or sometimes gender. Whit
Office workers at work in London, doing a typical "white-collar" job.
A manual laborer at work in a metal recycling plant, doing a typical "blue-collar" job
A waitress at work in New Orleans, doing a typical "pink-collar" job.
Grey-collar worker
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Grey-collar refers to professions where the nature of the work cannot easily be classified as blue-collar or white-collar. As such, the category represents an intermediary between blue-collar and whit
Designation of workers by collar color
…professionals who wear black clothing, such as in performing arts, design and architecture. It may also refer to illegal employment and the black market. Gray collar – Refers to labor which blurs the line between blue- and white-collar work. Gray collar work requires both physical and intellectual labour, and may…
Mortician's restorative tools, Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, Illinois.
Medical doctors (physicians) performing surgery.
Construction foreman checking the alignment and placement of a road bridge girder