Courses Offered:

Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

Self-Paced Learning Module (SLM)

Course GEE 102 – Living in the IT Era
Semester/ Academic Year 2nd Semester A.Y. 2023-2024
Module No. 2.2
Lesson Title DIGITAL LANDSCAPES: THE ASCENDANCY OF KNOWLEDGE
WORKERS
Week Duration 1 Week
Date February 19-23, 2024
Description of the Lesson This lesson will introduce students to the difference between blue-collar
jobs and white-collar jobs particularly in the field of Information
Technology.

Learning Outcomes
Intended Students should be able to meet the following intended learning outcomes:
Learning • Evaluate the impact of white-collar jobs and blue-collar jobs in developing the
Outcomes society.

Targets/ At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

Objectives • Identify and differentiate the white-collar jobs and blue-collar jobs.

Student Learning Strategies

Online A. Online Discussion via Google Meet
Activities You will be directed to attend a one-and-a-half-hour class discussion for two
(Synchronous/ consecutive meetings on the concepts under digital landscapes.
Asynchronous) Learning Guide Questions:
1. What are blue-collar jobs?
2. What about the white-collar jobs?
3. What are the examples of blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs in the
field of Information Technology and Systems?

B. For asynchronous learning, this module is available is available in the

Google Classroom.

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

. BLUE-COLLAR JOBS & WHITE-COLLAR JOBS

Imagine your life after you graduate with your

degree. Where can you see yourself working with?
In an office? In an industry? Government? Some
may want to be in an office with a computer in their
desk with lots of documents to do. Or some may
want to do hands-on jobs. Now, let’s see how do we
differentiate the hands-on jobs and office jobs. Is it
under the blue-collar jobs or white-collar jobs?

BLUE COLLAR JOBS

The term “blue collar” is a frequently used descriptor of
employees who have their jobs in manual labor and most
often within industry, manufacturing or skilled trades. In
1928, the phrase originated from the tradition of assigning
people colors according to their work shirt colors and blue was probably a common
color for uniforms in jobs described as manual labor. Such jobs often involve
physically demanding work that relies on skills obtained either through practical
experience or vocational training. These occupations are such as roles in
construction, manufacturing, maintenance transportation etc places where workers
do more hands-on work. Blue-collar workers are unlike “white-collar” workers who
get engaged in professional, managerial or administrative work that performs less
physical labor and more desk-based tasks or intellectual jobs.

Blue-collar workers take up several types of jobs, ranging from manual labor to
work that involves specialized skills or technical training. These positions are
spread across different sectors, and blue-collar workers make significant
contributions to ensuring that infrastructures stay intact, goods continue to be
produced and necessities such as food supply, and safety of people are provided.
Here are some common examples of blue-collar jobs:

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

The blue-collar workforce has numerous diverse roles ranging from these few
occupations mentioned above. Many of these sorts of jobs demand specialized
training or apprenticeships, and blue-collar personnel often acquire their abilities
through practical hands-on work.

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

WHITE-COLLAR JOBS
Historically, the term “white collar” described the white
dress shirts worn by office workers (typically men) in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Wearing white
shirts meant these employees did not work jobs
requiring them to get their hands dirty. US writer Upton Sinclair coined the modern
usage of the term to describe people who work in administrative, clerical, or
managerial positions.

White-collar jobs often imply certain expectations, such as:

 Offering more opportunities to progress your career to more advanced roles,

such as becoming an executive or manager
 Generating higher salaries with the potential for increases with advancements
in your role
 Engaging in field activities to accomplish essential tasks like meeting clients
regularly and traveling to meetings or conferences
 Requiring professionals to work for long hours and weekends
 Maintaining specialized skills and updating them over time
 Requiring you to update yourself on current events, regulations, and trends of
the industry

White-collar workers might work in the following industries and positions:

1. Academia: Teachers, professors, and researchers are white-collar workers.

2. Administration: White-collar administrative workers include jobs as
human resources representatives, accounts processing officers, and office
managers.
3. Technology: In the technology field, white-collar jobs include information
technology (IT) specialists, computer programmers, and software
developers.
4. Financial: White-collar jobs in finance include certified public accountants
(CPA), investment bankers, and stockbrokers.
5. Healthcare: Doctors, dentists, and therapists are a few of the high-paying,
white-collar jobs in the healthcare industry.
6. Law: Lawyers, paralegals, and judges are white-collar positions in fields of
law.

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHITE-COLLAR JOB & BLUE-COLLAR JOB

Basis Blue Collar White Collar

Blue Collar
Typically, blue-
collar workers
engage in manual White-collar workers are
labour and involved in professional,
physical effort. managerial administrative and
Often, they are to office work that requires less
be found in physical labor. They are
industries such as commonly linked to sectors
the manufacturing like finance, technology,
industry; health care and education.
construction
companies and
Job Type
transport.

Blue-collar jobs
often involve a
certain level of
White-collar jobs often
specialized
involve higher education,
training,
such as belts or advanced
vocational
degrees. Many of these
education or
workers have specialized
apprenticeships.
knowledge in their areas.
There is a focus on
Education and
practical skills and
Training
field experience.

Blue-collarBlue-
collar workers
usually work in
positions White-collar workers perform
associated with tasks that are more cognitive
physical labour, and analytical. They may be
craftsmanship and analyzing, making decisions,
technical skills. problem-solving or
These include management as part of their
welding, work.
construction work,
machine operation
Skills and Tasks
and maintenance.

Blue-collar workers White-collar workers typically

Work Environment
frequently find work in office environments

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

themselves working although remote work is

in an environment increasingly becoming the
that is hands-on, norm. They work on
such as computers, go to conferences
construction sites, and concentrate on such
factories workshops activities as intellectual or
or outdoors. Work organizational tasks.
may be physically
challenging, and
tools and
machinery are used
largely.

blue-collar workers
were defined by
their work shirts or
uniforms which are
colored blue. Over White-collar workers are
the years, this known to wear professional
tradition has attire, typically dressed in
changed somewhat business casual or formal
but blue-collar wear.
wear often consists
of tough and
functional work
Attire
gear.

blue-collar jobs may

even be relatively
well paid especially White-collar jobs are also
if in trades that associated with higher
require skills. average salaries and may
Income can also be include benefits, like health
diverse and benefits insurance, retirement plans or
may not resemble professional development.
those of white-collar
Income and Benefits
occupations.

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

Performance Task
Research about the examples of blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs in the field of Information
Technology and Systems. Pick one (1) and fill the table below.
EXAMPLE OF WHITE-COLLAR JOB

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

IMPORTANCE OF THIS JOB

EXAMPLE OF BLUE-COLLAR JOB

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

MSC-CICS SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE: GEE 102 – LIVING IN THE IT ERA

 Courses Offered:
Republic of the Philippines Boac Campus:

MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE BS in Information Technology

BS in Information Systems
(AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 3)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES Santa Cruz Campus:
BS in Information Systems
Panfilo M. Manguera Sr. Rd., Tanza, Boac, Marinduque (AACCUP, Inc. Re-Accredited Level 2)
CICS Tel. No.: (042) 704-0193 CICS E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: www.mscmarinduque.edu.ph

IMPORTANCE OF THIS JOB

Learning Resources
Almaria, Karl Dave. (2022). Living in the IT Era. Retrieved January 15, 2024 from
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Rebistual, Christopher J. (2023). Living in the ICT Era. Marinduque, Philippines: Marinduque State
College
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/blue-collar-meaning-jobs-and-examples/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/white-collar-job
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/white-collar-worker

Prepared by:

ABEGAIL JOY L. LAYLAY, LPT

Faculty, CICS

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