What is a Green Job?

Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by john in Green Jobs

Green jobs are those jobs that provide critical support to increasing our nation’s energy and environmental security. Green jobs in the Veterans Green Jobs context require hard work, innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to getting things done right the first time. 

By seeking employment in green jobs, an individual will have an opportunity for increased economic power and diverse career choices, and will become a community leader helping to restore local communities, environments, and economies.

 The U.S. Department of Labor defines green jobs as:

1) Jobs in businesses that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources,

or

2) Jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources.