Due to large investments on clean energy, industries all over the world are embracing green jobs. Green jobs or green collar jobs are services that concentrate on preserving the environment. This includes jobs that help to reduce energy consumption through high efficiency strategies, minimize or avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution [1].
Here is a list of green jobs that experts believe to be the next big hit in the industry. According to Anya Kamenetz on her article Ten Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade, These jobs provide high salary, in demand (accounts for some millions of jobs globally), and just the fact that these jobs help the environment is very rewarding.
1. Urban Planner - They formulates plans for the development and management of urban and suburban areas for the purpose of optimizing the effectiveness of a community's land use and infrastructure.
2. Sustainability Systems Developer - They consists of specialized software developers and engineers who design, build, and maintain the networks of sensors on wind farms, smart energy grids, other systems that conserves our natural resources.
3. Green MBA and Entrepreneur - This includes marketing, business services like legal, research and consulting on green products and technologies
4. Solar Power Installer - Installing solar-thermal water heaters and rooftop photovoltaic cells is a relatively high-paying job outside the country.
5. Energy Efficiency Builder – They consists of skilled architects, engineers and a workforce of retrofitters who can design and build efficient buildings
6. Wind Turbine Fabricator - Wind turbine fabricators are responsible for designing and installing wind power units. This job involves a lot of man power.
7. Conservation Biologist – They provide teaching, research and fieldwork on how to preserve the integrity of ecosystems around the world.
8. Farmer - Since sustainable agriculture requires small-scale, local, organic methods rather than petroleum-based machines and fertilizers, there is a huge need for more farmers.
9. Forester - Foresters teach cultivation of higher-value, faster-growing species for fruit, medicine or timber, for example while carefully documenting the impact on the environment.
10. Recycler – They work for specialized companies that involve recycling and repurposing e-waste, clothing, plastic bags, construction waste, and other materials.
Read full article here: http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2009/01/best-green-jobs.html?page=0,1
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