62% of workers would take a blue-collar job if it offered better pay and stability than their current role, says new report

Would you consider taking a blue-collar job that promised better pay and stability than your current role?

In a recent FlexJobs report, the majority of respondents said yes.

In the remote jobs site’s Work Shift Pulse Report, which polled more than 3,000 professionals in August, 62% said they’d consider such a move.

“The job market feels tight and challenging right now,” Toni Frana, career expert manager at FlexJobs, tells CNBC Make It. Workers are considering “how can I set myself up for future success in terms of maintaining a job, having a stable income, being able to have opportunity for growth.”

On top of that, talk of AI threatening white-collar jobs is brewing. “People are thinking about, how is AI going to impact my current job and also what are jobs that might not be impacted as much from AI disruption,” Frana adds.