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Six out of 10 job seekers in Generation Z positively perceive blue-collar jobs due to high salaries and stability.

Blue collar refers to manual workers in production jobs, specifically workers working in production sites such as manufacturing, mining, and construction.

It means the opposite of 'white collar', which means a person who works in an office and is paid.

According to a survey of 1,603 job seekers in Generation Z conducted by a high school student who runs a recruitment platform "Catch" on the 28th, 58% of the respondents said they would choose a blue collar between "a shift work blue collar with an annual salary of 70 million won" and "a work-life balance good white collar with an annual salary of 30 million won." White-collar workers accounted for only 42 percent.

The perception of blue collar itself is also changing positively.

Sixty-three percent of the respondents said they think "positively about blue collar," while only 30 percent said "normal" and 7 percent said "negative."

The reasons for preferring blue-collar jobs were "high salary (67%), "low risk of dismissal (13%) with skills", and "less stress on overtime and promotion (10%)."

On the contrary, respondents with negative perceptions cited the most reason why they were physically struggling (47%).

▲It was difficult to be socially recognized (15%), ▲ The salary was lower than that of labor (11%), ▲ The opportunity for growth was low (11%), ▲ overtime and shift work were difficult (7%), ▲ college graduation (education) was a waste (6%) and ▲ jobs such as automation were likely to be reduced (2%).

Such a change in perception is also detected in the actual job market.

Hyundai Motor's 'mobility technology recruitment' announcement has received more than 100,000 views, and related job announcements are also constantly receiving high attention.

"Generation Z's perception of blue collar is gradually changing to a 'high-yield job with high professionalism and viability,' said Kim Jung-hyun, head of the department of Gaksa Catch. "There is a greater tendency to choose jobs that match salary, work-life balance, and self-worth rather than social perception of the job."