Green Jobs For a New Economyacknowledges the global and national movement toward sustainability and its influence on today’s education consumers, who view this concept not only as a major factor in choosing a college or university, but also as a guide to finding a career that will satisfy professional aspirations and benefit the planet in the process.
1. Review of professional and skilled labor jobs in the new green economy, with profiles on
- Work Environment
- Career Paths
- Earning Potential
- Education/Licensure/Training/Certification
- Related Jobs
- Organizations for more information
2. Brief, informative articles on green topics. Examples:
-What Does "Sustainability" Mean?
-How Green is Your College? Sustainability Initiatives Explained
- Top Green In-Demand College Majors
- Top 10 Career Fields for the Eco-Conscious
- The Hottest Green Careers Today
- Top 10 Greenest Places to Work and Live
- Job Interview? Find Out How Green The Company Is
- Greening Your Vocabulary: What the Global Citizen Needs to Know
3. Career/Industry Categories:
-Agriculture
- Alternate Fuels (Biofuels, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Solar, Wind)
- Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Planning and Land Use
- Environmental Science
- Green Building Design and Construction (Retrofitting Buildings)
- Transportation Systems Planning
- Urban Planning
4. Top four-year and two-year colleges for green programs of study, with profiles including data on:
- Degree/License/Certificate
- Costs
- Financial Aid
- Admissions Requirements
- Application and Information
- Green Campus Organizations/Projects
- Union Programs for Training and Retraining
5. State and Federal Funding for Workplace Training
6. Results from Peterson's Survey of Sustainability Efforts in Higher Education (sent to a universe of about 4,000 respondents: all UG2 & UG4 schools in the U.S. and Canada)
7. Lists of organizations involved in and promoting sustainability (different from those in the profiles) and listing of green industry job boards.
