Going Green in the Job Force
“Going green” is a popular tagline these days, as environmentalism approaches the forefront of international attention. But the “green” movement does more than just help the environment, it also helps to create jobs.
This Saturday, September 27th is National Green Jobs Day, a day founded to promote the importance of building a better “greener” economy. Green job events will be hosted across the nation to encourage presidential candidates to focus on creating jobs out of the green movement in the wake of the election. Now that the demand for green development has been established, “green collar workers” should have higher job security than any other sector in our economy.
So what jobs are considered “green”?
Environmental Magazine (EMagazine) shows us that you don’t have to be a conservation worker or a green building architect to be a useful green collar worker. You can take a field that you’re already working in and go green.
Working from home is green itself because it reduces fuel usage by not having to travel to an office. Here are some green work from home opportunities:
- Shaklee Independent Distributors – looking for people who want to start a business selling all sorts of green products.
- Ecoble.com – looking for writers to write about green development for cities.
- Multi Pure – looking for people who want to start a business selling green water filters.
- Hereformyfamily.com – looking for women who want to get paid to be part of the “Women’s Dream Team”, a team of women who help spread the word on green development.
- Convergys – Become a home agent for Convergys, a customer service company, and get rid of the office commute!
Looking for other industries to be a part of? Here’s EMagazine’s Top 10 list of eco-friendly industries:
- Travel and Hospitality – Hotels and travel arrangements can always use a helping hand in finding ways to make the industry greener by using less fuel for travel and less waste in hotels.
- Planning and Land Use – Urbanism is responsible for a great deal of fossil fuels that are bad for the environment. Help find ways for cities to reduce their carbon footprint.
- Health and Medicine – Put your knowledge in the medical field toward greener methods of treatment: tests and operations that are not only healthy for the patient but also for the environment.
- Energy and Renewables –Solar energy and wind energy are already possible sources but finding new ways to renew energy will always be helpful to the environment and the people.
- Legal Careers – Become an environmental law specialist and defend situations that are protecting the eco-system. Make money for a good cause.
- Information Technology – Online resources for green opportunities much like the sources referenced in this article are an important part of the green movement. Help create online resources to promote education and action on eco-friendly practices.
- Green Learning – Teachers can help this movement by educating young people to live in an eco-friendly manner from the start, and adults to change over to a green lifestyle.
- Design and Construction – It’s important to build buildings with the right materials and construction practices to help the environment.
- Corporate Social Responsibility – Become an activist that holds corporations accountable for their environment-impacting actions.
- Food and Farming – Growing food organically prevents harmful pesticides and chemicals from damaging the environment.
For more on these top 10 industries, visit EMagazine’s article. And for more green job opportunities, go to GreenJobsGlobal.com or GreenCollarEconomy.com.
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