When your schooling is all said and done, will you be a blue or a white collar worker?

Question

In what field are you interested in?

Answer 1

white...accounting

Answer 2

I am a stay at home mom with a college education, so I guess you can say that I don't have a collar (although stay at home moms should have a golden collar, above and beyond any collar with all of our responsibilities and "jobs")

My husband works in law enforcement (but was a mechanic for the first 7 years we were together... he didn't enjoy it)

My children want to be:

My oldest (age 11) wants to be a marine biologist, and has wanted to since he was in first grade.

My second son (age 7) wants to be an inventor or an architect

My youngest (age 2) obviously doesn't have an occupation in mind, but tells everyone that she's a princess....

Answer 3

I don't think it really matters if one is blue collar or white collar worker. I think the goal is to do what you love to do and find a way to get paid for doing it!

Personally, I do some of both. I have a graphic design and desktop publishing business and I also work with my husband part time doing carpentry and stained glass.

Answer 4

Eh...when I was done with school (got my Bachelors) I wound up wearing NO collar. I enjoyed being home with my kids too much.

My kids are

computer engineer

chef

artist

mechanic

designer

and the baby hasn't decided yet ;-)

We were JUST talking about this today. How funny!

Answer 5

I really don't know, and I don't like to categorize people that way.  I just want a job that I love.

Answer 6

I have been a secretary/administrative assistant for most of my life.  Currently, I work from home as a customer service representative and am doing online coursework for medical transcription.  I believe these types of jobs are considered to be "pink collar"  (jobs traditionally done by women that usually don't pay lots of money).

When I complete my online medical transcription program, I will then finish my degree in English/Communications.  My goal is to teach medical transcription, English as a second language, etc.  I suppose when I begin teaching, my collar will become white.

My 2nd grade son has said he wants to be a policeman, physician, lawyer, judge, etc.--depends on his interest of the day.  Currently, he talks about being  a general in "Combat Zone" a lot; he also says he is already a "Ninja."

Whatever my son chooses to do, I want him to be happy.  I have emphasized the importance to him of making enough money to support his wife and children, so his wife can be a stay-at-home mom.  How he chooses to provide for his family is up to him.  Blue collar/white collar is fine with me.

Answer 7

white collar...biology

Answer 8

Well...what do you feel a freelance writer, a software engineer, or possibly someone who designs and programs medical robotics would be?

Answer 9

My ds will probably be white collar ...

But it would not bother me if he wanted to be a mechanic or plumber or such...

Success, I believe, is doing what makes you happy - doing what you love.

The first homeschool kids I met were doing an apprenticeship with a plumber.

I think for many things an apprenticeship is a great way to learn!

Answer 10

My son says he wants to serve in the army like Daddy, but a few months ago he said he wanted to be the man who owns the candy store we go to sometimes, so... We'll see. I try to teach him that he should do whatever makes him happy.

Answer 11

I'll be white collar (law) in a couple of years.

Answer 12

This is a very good question.

All my children were homeschooled.

1 son-- blue collar policeman

2 son-- business owner (would you consider that white or blue?  He owns a hardware store. He is also a minister and leads his church music program.

3 son-- computer programmer (white collar)

4 daughter-- she will be a wife/mother/ homeschooler

Answer 13

Graduated public highschool.   Was white collar as customer service/ sales for furniture company for 20 years.  Now work in the public school as a blue collar worker.   The schedule gives me time with family and time to homeschool my son who will probably be a blue collar worker.   He prefers activity to sitting and prefers outside work over inside work.

Answer 14

My schooling was done YEARS ago ... I was a 'white collar professional' (psychologist) and I'm now retired ... so I wear everything knit these days (it's more comfortable) ... but thanks for asking.  I'm STILL interested in psychology, and answer many questions here in the 'psychology' cagegory, or any from someone who feels 'down' or depressed or has low self esteem.

Answer 15

Well it depends on the courses you take and how well you do in them.

Middle and High School is primarily about getting into college.  That's the major goal.

Some highschools have auto shop and you can take it for up to 2 years.  Many high schools, however, don't have shops at all!

The American system is werid and a lot of European schools do it vastly differently.

There should be a cut-off point, say age 16, where you firmly decided you can and will go to college because you gets Bs or better and can handle Math, Calculus, Physics and Chemistry.

If not, after age 16 kids should go to a pulbic Vocaltional school that are traditionally set aside for those over 18 that teach auto, print shop, graphic arts, computers, design, etc.

Answer 16

My son is looking toward a career in science (though he's middle school, so still figuring out which facet he's most interested in), so probably white collar.

We'll be proud of him no matter what he chooses, but that seems to be his bent so far.  He's wanted to be some sort of a scientist since he was old enough to say the word :-)

Answer 17

I'm all kind of collars because I do a little of everything . I'm a also a professional.

Answer 18

My 10 year old daughter says:

An artist

A chef

or

A gardener / landscaper with her own business

But only time will tell

Answer 19

I think a better question would be, "will you be joyful in your chosen professon?"  I  honestly see many people pick white collar jobs because they think they are more prestigious and will bring more happiness.  I know some very successful, content blue collar workers.

If one of my children ends up a happy mechanic, like yourself, I'll consider myself blessed.  I hope my daughter will want to be a stay at home mom.  Is that white collar or blue?

Answer 20

White collar.  Computer software tech support

Answer 21

Pastoralist.

I will spend the rest of my life working in the family business.

(As a family, incl. uncles, cousins etc, we own and run a number of pastoral properties).

Don't know about any collar; the only collars round here are the ones worn by the dogs, the horses and our two house goats; and the ones my dad wears when he has to go and see the bank manager!