The Green Economy Post Green Jobs Meta-List
1. Agricultural Inspector
2. Architect (Environmental /Sustainable Design)
3. Bicycle / Scooter Technicians
4. Biologist (Conservation)
5. Building Operations Management
6. Business Manager
7. Camp Counselor
8. Career Consultants (Green)
9. Car Manufacturing (Green)
10. Chemist (Environmental)
11. Climate Risk Analyst
12. Climatologist/Environmental Meteorologist
13. Community Affairs Manager
14. Complementary Health and Medical Care
15. Construction (Energy Efficiency – Green Building)
16. Corporate Social Responsibility Professional
17. Ecologist
18. Economists (Environmental)
19. Educators (Ecological)
20. Emissions Manager
21. Emissions Trader
22. Energy Manager (Renewable)
23. Engineers (Environmental / Pollution Control)
24. Engineers and Developers (Sustainable Energy)
25. Engineer/Biologist (Renewable Fuels/ Bio-Mimicry)
26. Entrepreneur (Green)
27. Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technicians
28. Fashion Designer (Green)
29. Financial analyst/adviser specializing in socially responsible investing
30. Foot Massager
31. Food Scientist
32. Forester
33. Fund-Raising Director
34. Furniture Builder (Eco-friendly)
35. Green Travel and Hospitality
36. Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic and installer
37. Hydrologist / Environmental scientist
38. Industrial Designer (Sustainable)
39. Interface Designers
40. Interior Designer (Green)
41. iPod/ iPhone Doctors
42. IT Specialists (Green Software and Hardware Developers)
43. Landscape Architect (Green)
44. Lawyer (Environmental)
45. Lobbyist
46. Organic Food and Farming Production Specialists
47. Pest Control Technician
48. Pollution Control Technician
49. Protection Technician
50. Scientist (Environmental)
51. Solar Installation
52. Sustainability Specialists
53. Toxicologist
54. Urban Gardeners
55. Waste Management
56. Wind Energy Developers and Construction Professionals

Over the next few months, we will take an in-depth look at many of these career specialties- delving into what is required, some success stories and why these authoritative sources have determined that the green career specialties cited are the best ones to pursue.   We will take a look at what people in these occupations do, which companies are  hiring them,  pay scale, what education is required,  anticipated growth, education and training resources, networking resources and the experience required.  We will also look into short and long term strategies for getting started, making a change or growing in these career specialties.  If there is a list that I missed, or a career specialty not mentioned,  drop us a line.

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Author: Tracey de Morsella (323 Articles)

Tracey de Morsella started her career working as an editor for US Technology Magazine. She used that experience to launch Delaware Valley Network, a publication for professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area. Years later, she used the contacts and resources she acquired to work in executive search specializing in technical and diversity recruitment. She has conducted recruitment training seminars for Wachovia Bank, the Department of Interior and the US Postal Service. During this time, she also created a diversity portal called The Multicultural Advantage and published the Diversity Recruitment Advertising Toolkit, a directory of recruiting resources for human resources professionals. Her career and recruitment articles have appeared in numerous publications and web portals including Woman Engineer Magazine, Monster.com, About.com Job Search Channel, Workplace Diversity Magazine, Society for Human Resource Management web site, NSBE Engineering Magazine, HR.com, and Human Resource Consultants Association Newsletter. Her work with technology professionals drew her to pursuing training and work in web development, which led to a stint at Merrill Lynch as an Intranet Manager. In March, she decided to combine her technical and career management expertise with her passion for the environment, and with her husband, launched The Green Economy Post, a blog providing green career information and covering the impact of the environment, sustainable building, cleantech and renewable energy on the US economy. Her sustainability articles have appeared on Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation, Chem.Info,FastCompany and CleanTechies.