Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078747663
Author: McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Chapter 12, Problem 1AA
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To describe: The types of workers and the work they do.

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The different types of workers and the work they do are mentioned below:

Blue-collar workers: These are jobs where physical labor is involved such as manufacturing, mining, etc.

White-collar workers: These are jobs in the service sector and don't involve physical labor.

Service workers: They render their services for some individuals.

Unskilled workers: These are those workers who do not use any intellectual ability or logic while doing their work.

Semiskilled workers: These are those workers who perform their duty as assigned which does not require much skill as they work on the decisions made by others.

Skilled workers: These are the workers with education using their intellectual and reasoning to perform the work.

Professionals: They are specialized in the task they perform and their work is done in a very efficient way. They tend to understand the boundaries of the work more clearly.

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