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Careers, Opportunities, Quality of Life. Green Jobs. Roger Shelley Teleconference Session February 23-24, 2010. Green Job Definitions. Functional Definition Economic Definition Social Definition. Job Sectors Impact. Energy Agriculture Manufacturing Services Transportation

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Green Jobs

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  1. Careers, Opportunities, Quality of Life Green Jobs Roger Shelley Teleconference Session February 23-24, 2010

  2. Green Job Definitions • Functional Definition • Economic Definition • Social Definition

  3. Job Sectors Impact • Energy • Agriculture • Manufacturing • Services • Transportation • Construction

  4. Energy • Promotion and education • Integration of power systems and resources • Systems maintenance • Power transmission • Average wage: Mining Machine Operators: $24.00/Hr • Average wage: Wind Generator Technician: $25.00/Hr

  5. Manufacturing • Renewable energy equipment • Transportation • Energy-saving appliances, home construction and refurbishment items • Average wage: Solar Panel Manufacturing: $71,000/Yr

  6. Services Residential and Commercial: • Estimates of equipment needs • Procurement and installation of equipment • Upkeep of equipment and general maintenance • Average wage: Solar Installer: $46,219

  7. Agriculture • Growing and processing agricultural materials for synthetic fuels and lubricants • Average wage: Agricultural Workers: $10.04/Hr • Average wage: Mixing and Blending Machine Operator: $15.06/Hr • Average wage: Industrial Truck Drivers: $14.46/Hr

  8. Transportation • Expansion of public transportation resources/infrastructure • Product movement • Average wage: Truck Driver: $14.00/Hr • Average wage: Bus Driver: $16.00/Hr • Average wage: Dispatchers: $16.00/Hr • Average wage: Transportation Equipment Painters: $17.50/Hr.

  9. Construction • Home energy upgrades and modification • Installation of all forms of renewable energy devices • Insulation installer • Average wage: Installation Installer: $21.00/Hr • Average wage: Sustainable Building: $58,000/Yr

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  11. ETA Energy Training Partnership Grants • Training programs will prepare • individuals for careers in any of the • seven energy efficiency and renewable • energy industries. To Download and Print Specific Grantees in States: • http://www.doleta.gov/sga/awards/SGA-DFA-PY-08-18-Awardees.cfm

  12. ETA Energy Training Partnership Grants • The energy-efficient building, • construction, and retrofit industries; • The renewable electric power industry; • The energy efficient and advanced drive train vehicle industry; • The biofuels industry; • The deconstruction and materials use industries; • The energy efficiency assessment industry serving residential, commercial, or industrial sectors; and • Manufacturers that produce sustainable products using environmentally sustainable processes and materials.

  13. Check These Sites for More Green Job Info • http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/06/pdf/green_jobs.pdf • Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates tables of the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) State data: • www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm National data: • www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm

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