Gray-collar workers: Skilled technicians; employees whose job descriptions combine some white- and some blue-collar duties.
灰領工人:技術員,其工作職責兼有白領和藍領的職責。
Black-collar workers: Miners (especially coal miners) and oil workers.
黑領工人:礦工(尤指煤礦工人)和石油工人。
Pink-collar workers: Secretaries and other clerical staff.
粉領工人:秘書及其他文職人員。
Green-collar workers: Environmentalists.
綠領工人:環(huán)保主義人士。
Gold-collar workers: Professionals or those with in-demand skills; employees over 55.
金領工人:專業(yè)人士或者具備稀缺技能的人才;或指55歲以上的員工。
Dog-collar workers: Priests.
狗領工人:牧師,神父。
Open-collar workers: People who work at home.
開領工人:在家辦公人士。
Frayed-collar workers: Workers having trouble making ends meet; the working poor.
破領工人:收入低微、入不敷出的工人。
Steel-collar workers: Robots.
鋼領工人:機器人。