In many countries (such as Australia , Canada , France , New Zealand , United Kingdom , and United States ), a white-collar worker is a person who performs professional, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or other administrative setting. Other types of work are those of a blue-collar worker , whose job requires manual labor and a pink-collar worker , whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales, or other service-oriented work. Many occupations blend blue, white and pink (service) industry categorizations.