Simple Resume Template for Blue-Collar Jobs (Free)

A blue-collar resume doesn’t need to be fancy — it needs to be clear, honest, and one page. Whether you’re applying for warehouse, driving, cleaning, construction or trades work, the same simple structure works. Here’s a free template you can copy, plus the wording that gets you called back.

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What to include

Keep it to the essentials an employer scans for:

• Contact details — full name, phone, email, city.
• Availability — full-time/part-time, shifts you can work, start date.
• Key skills and licences — forklift ticket, driving licence, CDL/SIA/SIRA, machinery, languages.
• Work history — most recent first, with employer, role, dates and what you did.
• Education or training — brief.

Put the skills and availability near the top — for hourly roles, those decide the call-back.

A simple one-page structure

Copy this layout into any document:

YOUR NAME
City · Phone · Email

SUMMARY
One or two lines: the role you want + why you're reliable.

AVAILABILITY
Full-time / shifts you can work / start date.

SKILLS & LICENCES
- Forklift licence / driving licence / [your licences]
- [Machinery, tools, languages, physical ability]

WORK HISTORY
[Employer] — [Job title]            [Dates]
- What you did, in one or two lines.

[Employer] — [Job title]            [Dates]
- What you did, in one or two lines.

EDUCATION / TRAINING
[School or course]                  [Year]

Save it as a PDF so the formatting doesn’t break.

Wording your experience

Use plain, active wording that shows what you actually did:

• “Picked and packed up to 300 orders per shift in a busy warehouse.”
• “Delivered parcels across the city on time, with a clean driving record.”
• “Cleaned offices and communal areas to schedule, following safety procedures.”
• “Operated a forklift to load and unload deliveries safely.”

Numbers and specifics (“300 orders,” “clean record”) make it believable. Avoid vague lines like “responsible for various duties.”

Common mistakes to avoid

• Going over one page.
• Spelling and phone-number errors — double-check; a wrong number means no call.
• Listing duties with no result — say what you achieved, not just what you were “responsible for.”
• A generic resume for every job — change the summary line to match the role.
• Leaving off your licences — a forklift or driving licence is often the whole reason you get hired.

Tip: No work history yet? Don’t force it — use our CV with no experience guide instead, which shows what to put in place of a job list.

Official resources

• CareerOneStop — Resumes & Applications (US Dept. of Labor)

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