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Green Careers
Presented by Clark University Career Services
Define Your Goals
• Really think about your interest in pursuing a
green career:
– Why do you want to work in the Green Industry?
– What type of job would you enjoy and excel at?
– Which Green category are you more interested in?
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Eco-Friendly
Green
Sustainability
Telecommuting
Eco-Friendly
• While not entirely Green, eco-friendly
means the company you work for utilizes
green and environmentally friendly
policies.
• It doesn’t necessarily mean you will be
working in an organization directly
impacting the environment .
Green
• Green jobs involve working for
organizations that focus primarily on the
environment and clean energy and
technology.
• Most organizations in this field are nonprofit, offer low wages/salaries, and
require long work hours during the week
More Options
• Sustainability
– Involves working in a direct impact role within an ecofriendly company (i.e. “Office of Sustainability”) or
working in a Green organization
• Telecommuting
– It is possible to work for organizations located in other
areas of the country or world through telecommuting,
web development, and even blogging which benefits
both the employer and employee
Top 20 Green Collar Jobs
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)
* According to the greeneconomypost.com
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
Top 20 Greenest American Cities
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Portland, Oregon
San Francisco, California
Boston, Massachusetts
Oakland, California
Eugene, Oregon
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
7. Berkeley, California
8. Seattle, Washington
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Austin, Texas
11. Minneapolis, Minnesota
12. St. Paul, Minnesota
13. Sunnyvale, California
14. Honolulu, Hawaii
15. Fort Worth, Texas
16. Albuquerque, New Mexico
17. Syracuse, New York
18. Huntsville, Alabama
19. Denver, Colorado
20. New York, New York
Education and Training
• Many universities and colleges have begun to
add green courses to their curriculum.
• Most organizations offer on-the-job training
which cater to your specialization or preference.
• Green careers are possible for every career
from science to law to information technology
and even construction.
Social Networking
• It’s always helpful to network with others,
especially when looking for a job.
• LinkedIn is a great option and does have
Green Groups to join:
– Bright Green Talent
– Green Jobs and Career Network
Kevin Doyle’s Words of Wisdom
• Understand your industry
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Residential Energy Efficiency (EE)
Commercial and Industrial EE
Wind Power
Solar Photovoltaic Power
Solar Thermal
Geothermal
Biofuels
Biomass
High Performance Green Building
Carbon Management
Finding Green Careers
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJspjRNZMk4
• A look at how you can find green careers
and learn simple ways to immediately
impact the environment!
Clark University Resources
• http://www.ecojobs.com
– (Username: clarkcareerservices Password:
careerservices)
• http://www.spotlightoncareers.org
– (Username: lacn password: summit09)
• Industry guides - Sections on Environmental,
Public Policy and Social Activism
• Clark University Career Services Resource Blog
http://clarkcareerblog.wordpress.com/category/e
nvironmentgreen-careers/
Sustainability
• Campus Sustainability
http://www.clarku.edu/offices/campusSust
ainability/index.cfm
– Includes Clark policies, academic programs
and courses, alumni in environmental careers
• Marsh Institute
http://www.clarku.edu/Departments/Marsh/
Clark Students with Green Related
Internships
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Callista Perry ’11 (Barth Internship Summer 2009) – Worcester Green Jobs
Coalition
http://greenjobsworcester.org/
Bjoern Weidlich ’10 (Barth Internship Summer 2009) – Aberdare
Conservation Action Group, Kenya
Ashley Trull ’10 (Barth Internship Summer 2008) – Summer of Solutions,
St Paul, Minnesota. This experience evolved into Summer of Solutions,
Worcester http://www.summerofsolutionsworcester.org/
E. Ben Clark ’09-World Energy Solutions, Worcester MA
http://www.worldenergy.com/
Laura Faulkner ’10- Green Jobs Workforce Development, County of San
Mateo, CA. http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/SMC
Carolyn A Kristo ’08- Regional Environmental Council, Worcester, MA,
http://www.recworcester.org/
Suela John ’10-Marsh Institute, Worcester MA
http://www.clarku.edu/Departments/Marsh/
Alumni with Green Related Careers
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David Bennett (MA ’00) Clean Tech Open-- Sustainability Fellow
http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjbennett
Jia Liu (MA ‘07) Intertek Sustainability Solutions-- Environmental Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jia-liu/0/906/ab9
Kerry Dolan (BA ’08) Alliance for Climate Protection--National Field Operations
Coordinator
Elizabeth Spray (BA ’04/MA ’05) Green Beacon Solutions—Marketing Associate
http://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethspray
Joanne Stone Wyman (BA ’72) Dynamac Corporation---Environmental Policy and
Regulatory Services
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joanne-stone-wyman/1/3a9/abb
William Stendrup, ProGreen Cleaning Company--Owner
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bstendrup
David Greene (ES & P/MA ’05) Austin, Texas Water Utility--Sustainability Engineer
Natalie Howlett (ES & P/MA ’06) Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources-Renewable Energy Project Coordinator.
Maureen Shenberger (ES & P/MA ’06) Chicagoland Bicycle Federation with the City
of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Pedestrian program-Contractor