white collar jobs change to blue collar jobs

While there is no doubt the supply of jobs is at an all time low, there are still jobs out there. If you are more accustomed to a white collar role than it will be a challenge for you, to say the least. Why? A great deal of the available jobs in job pool are blue collar jobs or even more so - green collar jobs. Some say the rise of blue/green collar jobs is due to the economic stimulus package out of Washington. Others say the blue/green collar job rise is due to what jobs can and can't be outsourced. Hummh. Most likely both elements are contributing to the rise. On the other hand, there seems to be little mention of the fact that the middle class is an endangered species, considering so many white collar jobs have been wiped out. While there are quite a few blue and green collar jobs that can offset the white collar job losses with decent salaries ranging from $35,000 - $75,000, there just aren't enough job openings - white, green or blue - to go around. Also, one other thing to keep in mind - what about the student loan debt for those that went the white collar track. Just how do you repay $50K, $75K, $100K in student loans on a $35K annual salary or a salary even less than that. The math just doesn't compute. Looks like the little guy get the - shaft, with white collar jobs turing to blue collar jobs.