He has above-average intelligence and is probably working in a low-level, white-collar position that he feels is beneath him.

According to company executives, I.B.M. is considering shifting white-collar positions to India, where a competent novice computer programmer costs $5,000 a year instead of $60,000.

Agencies can use the VRA authority to fill white-collar positions up through GS-11 and equivalent jobs under other pay systems.

Opportunities in government service, especially for white-collar positions, were highly prized by Cambodian youths.

Today, fears are growing about job instability and increasing competition, here and abroad, for the best white-collar positions.

Being honest, he always acknowledges his record when he applies for white-collar positions and always is turned down.

Human-resources managers say that most current opportunities are for those with specific technical skills - white-collar positions such as chemical engineers, electrical engineers and computer scientists.

Since 1987, New York City has lost more than 100,000 jobs, many of them white-collar positions.

Jews encountered resistance when they tried to move into white-collar and professional positions.

Blue-collar and low-skilled jobs may be growing much more slowly than white-collar positions, but they are not about to disappear.