Green careers are on the rise.
What makes a career “green”?
It is the application of skills to conserve natural resources and develop natural products.
Green jobs will be realized in traditional, evolving, and emerging occupations.
Wise use of resources will be a key goal across many industries.
Pennsylvania’s green jobs are located, primarily in five industry sectors:*
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Clean Transportation
- Pollution Prevention & Environmental Cleanup
- Agriculture & Resource Conservation
Watch Jason Yorks, Lycoming County Resource Recovery Manager and Penn College graduate, describe his role in the recycling process.
Pennsylvania is among the states with the highest number of green jobs.**
Pennsylvania, along with adjacent Ohio and New York, account for about 1-in-7, or 14%, of all green jobs in the US. **
Sources:
- * Pennsylvania Green Jobs Report, released February 2010 by Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
- ** The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America, released June 2009 by The Pew Charitable Trusts
“degrees that work” in green career fields:
- Energy Efficiency
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees
- Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees
- Renewable
Energy
- Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree
- Clean
Transportation
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree
- Automotive Technology Management (online completion)
- Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree
- Agriculture & Resource Conservation
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree
- Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees
- Other Penn College resources for business and industry
