Additional Careers

Get ready for the jobs of the future. As the world embraces green, organic there will be additional jobs available. It does not matter what field you are in now, all sectors are needed. Find out which career you can plug yourself into. Afterwards find out what kind of schooling or training is needed.

Green Fashion Designer

The new millennium marked significant changes and twists in people's lifestyle and preference especially in fashion and trend. In this vital industry, one very relevant breakthrough is the incorporation of environmental awareness and protection in most clothing lines in the fashion business and it has definitely inspired innumerable designers and students of fashion schools to adapt the concept of fashion with a conscience in their masterpieces. Nowadays and in the coming years, career opportunities are opening its thresholds to green fashion designers to make a pivotal difference in the clothing realm as well as promoting eco-friendly merchandises. >More

ICE (Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical) Systems Technician

When working in the "green" energy industry on a large scale (such as a wind farm full of wind turbines instead of one residential wind turbine), things become more complex. Instrumentation and control systems for an entire wind farm would most likely be computer controlled and networked together. Therefore, a few college classes in computer networking (or registering as an industry-certified network technician) would be helpful in landing jobs at a large "green" power plant. >More

Geographic Information Systems Specialist- GIS

Being a Geographic Information Systems Specialist may not sound like a very "green" job at first, but when you think about it, this position is crucial to making decisions about the environment. This position requires a rather wide knowledge base. A Geographic Information Systems Specialist use special systems and programs to maintain and create maps and data that can be used with geographical references. Along with knowing and using GIS systems, a GIS Specialist needs to know about computer science, information gathering and organizing, mathematics, geography, and systems evaluation. >More

Climate Change Policy Specialist & Advocate

Depending on the organizational job description, your duties and responsibilities as a climate change policy advocate will include, but not limited to, the development and advancement of policy strategies to promote favorable environmental practices; coordination and cooperation with other climate change organizations to advance common goals; build and promote understanding of climate change among stakeholders; and perform and publish researches on climate change. >More

Recycling Center Operator

In general, a recycling center operator will collect, segregate, and recycle the various trash of the community. You might be required to gather the refuse from homes and businesses, transfer them into trucks for transport into the recycling center, and recycle them according to standardized methods and procedures. Depending on the technology used, you may either manually lift garbage cans/recycling bins or empty big dumpsters with the use of a hydraulic lift. Either way, you will be assigned specific routes with shifts starting as early as 5 o'clock in the morning. >More

Electric Shipyard Operator

Generally speaking, as an electric shipyard operator, you will be responsible for the shipyard personnel's safety, effectiveness and efficiency within the shipyard site. Also, you will be required to interact with customers to ensure their satisfaction with the final product. The shipyard workers for whom you are leader and manager will include project engineers, heavy machine operators, painters, fabricators, welders, warehousemen, and utility workers, among others. As such, your functions entail that you possess the following: >More

Tower Climber

While there are job descriptions with the title Tower Climber in the personnel files of certain companies, the actual work performed by a tower climber is not merely scaling high towers and going back down. The job is usually connected with facilities construction and maintenance services on tower-mounted equipment used by the owner of the tower in the normal conduct of the main business, such as telecommunications. It can also be connected with the erection of the tower itself.>More

Environmental Lawyer

An environmental lawyer is an attorney that focuses on litigation having to do with a broad range of environmental concerns. Examples include air and water quality, climate change, wildlife protection and biodiversity, and chemicals and pesticides. An environmental attorney may also deal with issues like environmental impact planning, and sustainable growth and development. An environmental lawyer often works with the general public affected by environmental issues in individual litigation or class action lawsuits, or may work for government agencies, corporations, or non-profit organizations. >More

Technician- Nuclear

Looking for a fast growing career, you may want to consider becoming a nuclear technician. Nuclear energy is a clean energy source. Nuclear technicians are in demand. The only training you need is an associate's degree in applied science. For you own interest you may want to have an x-ray degree as well. These combined will give you more job options. Many times you will not be far away from using your background and change it towards getting a nuclear technician degree. >More

Waste Management

Looking for your next career or a new career is a tough decision. As the economy dips and raises, opportunities change. With the push towards a greener and healthier world, waste management has started to take a more forward role in this process. Waste management can cover all sorts of areas. It can cover new ways of recycling or it could be driving the truck that collects the bins from people's houses. Both are very important and have a place in green jobs. >More

Non Profit

Non profit organizations are great ways to meet new people who you may not have met if you did not work there. It also gives you a great way to give back to your community. There are certain things that you need to keep in mind while looking into the nonprofit world. What kind of organization would you like to apply for? This question can be more complicated than it seems. Make sure that you are going to try and get a job that you will be able to appreciate what that organization does. >More

Fundraising Director

Are you an enthusiastic person that loves to help? With the growing population of green non profits, there is ever growing need for fund raising directors. Being a Fundraiser Director can give you advantages over other jobs. With the push towards the green economy in full swing, the need for knowledgeable fundraisers is a must. Fundraisers organize with people throughout their area to help raise money for that organization. Depending on the type of work one does, this career can be quite lucrative. Make sure that you are an extremely organized person; you will be on the phone a lot and will have to keep track of people. >More

EcoTourism

Before considering a career in ecotourism, it may be best to understand what it is. While there are many different working definitions, it basically can be surmised as a tour guide that is eco conscious. Going on trips or setting up trips that are sensitive to the cultures or plant life surrounding them. There are ultimately two different parts of ecotourism. The first is setting up the trips, and the second would be to lead the trip. The two parts may or may not be the same person. >More

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