Why Start-Ups Should Solve Blue-Collar Worker Shortage (And How)

Most start-ups succeed because they solve painful problems. That makes the shortage of blue-collar workers the perfect opportunity.

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Traditionally, blue-collar workers performed strenuous manual tasks, no matter if they worked in construction, agriculture, manufacturing, or any other industry.

Machines automated much of these processes as technology evolved.

Maybe that’s why there’s this common misconception that there’s no demand for blue-collar workers anymore.

But the contrary is true.

Blue-collar workers won’t become redundant even despite automation.

We’ve been facing a shortage of blue-collar workers for the last few years. And it doesn’t seem like the trend is going away any time soon.

Start-ups could solve this problem and, consequently, increase their bottom line. I’ll show you how in this article.

Is Automation Wiping Out Blue-Collar Jobs? Not Exactly

You’ve probably heard doomsday exclamations like:

“Automation will be the end of blue-collar workers!”