Going Green: Jobs Are Popping Up Everywhere
Abridged: Business Week
7/20/09
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's no secret that America is going green. Green jobs are popping up everywhere, whether it's the technician installing solar panels on a home, the scientist researching ways to build better batteries for electric cars, or the executive looking for ways to reduce waste, eliminate unnecessary packaging and cut costs.
Job growth in this area is expected to top 50% by 2016, nearly four times the job growth for all other occupations combined. And a number of Presidential initiatives, including billions in new investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy research are likely to accelerate that job growth. For obvious reasons, many of these positions are in the energy sector, and landing those jobs without some kind of industry-specific academic or business experience can be tough, but not impossible.
Here are some new and emerging occupations that are expected to become more popular in the green field:
- Energy Efficiency Builder
- Solar Power Installer
- Wind Turbine Fabricator
- Conservation Biologist
- Sustainability Officer
- Corporate Waste Compliance Coordinator
- Storm Water Technician
- Aquatic Ecologist
More Green Resources:
Article: "Jumping into the Green Job Market"
Article: "America's 10 Greenest Cities"
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Try a Temp-Job
Abridged: El Paso Times, and The Career News
8/3/09
Career experts say that taking a temporary job, especially if it's in a person's career field, is a good move. The pay will be better than unemployment benefits, and you can still search and apply for other jobs while working at the temporary job. Many companies use a temporary job to see if you're the right fit, then make it permanent when they like what they see.
Since turning a temp job into a permanent one is uncertain, it's important to keep your job search going, otherwise you'll be in the same unemployment spot when the temp job ends.
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Tomorrow's Careers
Don't forget to do some research and keep abreast of jobs that are expected to pop up in the coming days (if not already). Here is a sample list of emerging careers:
- Cancer Registrar
- Transplant Coordinator
- Genetics Counselor
- Distance Learning Specialist
- Victim Advocate
- Resettlement Coordinator for Disaster Recovery
- Search Engine Optimization Analyst
- Ergonomics Engineer