Blue-Collar vs. White-Collar"

In recent years, the United States has moved away from an economy based on manufacturing and toward a knowledge-based economy. This has turned our work force upside down. The knowledge-based economy we have now is focused on the production, the distribution, and the use of knowledge. This means that for people hoping to be gainfully employed both now and in the future, the emphasis in the job market will be on knowledge and skills and not on material products.

In other words, what will matter most to employers is what you ‘know,’ not necessarily what you ‘do.’ And whatever you do, let’s hope you love it because as the song says, you’ll be doing it “All The Livelong Day.”