White-collar jobs comprise 46% of Florida workforce, study finds

White-collar occupations account for approximately 46% of Florida jobs, outpacing both hands-on and service-oriented work, according to a new SmartAsset analysis.About 31% of Florida jobs fall into the study’s pink-collar category, while 23% are blue-collar. Florida ranked 39th among states for its concentration of blue-collar employment.The study, published Oct. 27, analyzed May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment estimates.What the different collars meanThe labels group occupations by their work:Blue-collar: Hands-on jobs, including construction, manufacturing, transportation and skilled trades.White-collar: Professional, managerial, office and administrative work.Pink-collar: Service-oriented occupations, including personal care and food service. The category describes jobs, not workers’ genders.What makes a job gold-collarSmartAsset separately classified 62 occupations as gold-collar: jobs typically requiring at least a bachelor’s degree and paying a national median wage abo