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Department of Labor Green Job Definition. Green Energy Jobs include jobs in the energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofits industries; the renewable electric power industry; the energy efficient and advanced drive train vehicle industry; the bio-fuels industry; the deconstruction and ma
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1. Green JobsOregon ETA Maureen Thompson, Director
Community Solutions for Clackamas County
Hire Oregon Veterans Regional Grant
503-655-8842
mautho@co.clackamas.or.us
2. Department of LaborGreen Job Definition Green Energy Jobs include jobs in the energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofits industries; the renewable electric power industry; the energy efficient and advanced drive train vehicle industry; the bio-fuels industry; the deconstruction and materials use industries; the energy efficiency assessment industry serving the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors; and manufacturers that produce sustainable products using environmentally sustainable processes and materials.. This definition of Green Jobs is based on language in the Green Jobs Act of 2007.
3. Community Solutions definition of a Green Job A green job is defined as one that provides a service or produces a product in any of these categories:
Increasing energy efficiency
Producing renewable energy
Preventing, reducing, or mitigating environmental degradation
Cleaning up and restoring the natural environment
Providing education, consulting, policy promotion, accreditation, trading and offsets or similar services supporting the above categories.
4. Examples of Green Jobs Wind Energy Mechanic
Health Care Technician
Wind Turbine Technician
Solar Panel Installer
Electrician
Administrative Assistant
Janitor
5. Examples of Green Jobs Continued Truck Driver
Salesman
HVAC Maintenance Technician
Deconstruction Worker
Windsmith
Biodiesel Maintenance Technician
Ethanol Plan Operator
6. United Nations Environment Program Definition of a Green Job A green job includes positions in a variety of sectors that “contribute substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality”. In addition, green jobs should also provide adequate wages, safe working conditions, and worker rights.
7. The Oregon Workforce Partnership: August 9, 2009--White Paper “BUILDING A GREENER WORKFORCE: Better skills, Better jobs, and Greener Industries for Oregon’s Economy”
http://www.oregonwfpartnership.org/