white-collar worker

Definitions

A professional or clerical employee who performs non-manual labor in an office or administrative setting.

A worker whose job typically requires a college degree and involves mental rather than physical tasks.

Examples

The office building was filled with white-collar workers rushing to their morning meetings.

Many white-collar workers have transitioned to remote roles since the shift in workplace culture.

The economic report analyzed the average salary trends for the typical white-collar worker in the city.

Synonyms

office worker professional salaried employee corporate worker desk worker administrator clerical worker

Antonyms

blue-collar worker manual laborer laborer tradesperson factory worker craftsman unskilled worker