Definition[]
Steel collar refers to
| “ | [t]hings in the workplace that replace or augment human labor. A 'steel-collar workforce' is capable of tirelessly and efficiently performing repetitive tasks or monitoring.[1] | ” |
Overview[]
"Playing off of the terms 'blue collar' and 'white collar,' the phrase was first coined in the early 1980s referring to a robotic threat to US manufacturing jobs."[2]