Green Jobs Info & Resources

Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by admin in Green Jobs

Use Your Skills for the Greater Green

There is at least one major sector of the American job market that is growing fast right now – despite the recession – and that’s green jobs. According the American Solar Energy Society’s 2007 green jobs report, [download here ] “green industries already generate 8.5 million jobs in the U.S., and with appropriate public policy, could grow to as many as 40 million jobs by 2030.” A recent New York Times article noted that “56,000 newly trained workers and 14,000 project managers would be needed to realize [President] Obama’s one-year goals for energy efficiency alone.”

Green jobs and careers are those that fall under industries that are in the process of “greening” America, or in other words, making this country more environmentally friendly and sustainable. They include fields ranging from energy conservation and alternative energy to natural resource management to green construction.

Veterans Green Jobs believes that green careers lead not only to job security and prosperity for our nation’s veterans, but that work which strengthens and heals our planet, economy and communities is inherently meaningful, especially for those citizens who have already expressed a willingness and leadership capacity in serving this country.

Here are some additional resources on green jobs (sometimes referred to as green-collar jobs).

Green Jobs Resources

Green Careers Colorado
A Department of Labor resource for green job seekers

Green Building Certification Institute
LEED Professional Credentials – Green Jobs for Veterans

Green for All
An overview of green-collar jobs

Green Mechanical Council
A consortium of green-minded professionals, businesses and unions

Green-Collar Vets
Linking veterans with green skills development, education and employment

Greenjobs.com Green Jobs Board

Guide to Career Education
A list of green job boards, green career ideas, tips on the green job search, and companies committed to the environment

Global Green USA
The American arm of Green Cross International that works to solve the most pressing environmental challenges of our time