Green Tech: Green jobs outlook, hope or hype?

Saturday, December 12, 2009 19:20

Posted in category Gadget News

Is the promise of green jobs all hype, or are more and more green jobs on the way in the US? Popular Mechanics has just published an extensive report on green jobs that is mostly optimistic.

At the moment, green jobs account for a minuscule proportion of US jobs–just under half of 1%. But between 1998 and 2007, green jobs grew at a rate of 9.1% annually , compared with overall job growth of 3.7%. That initial burst may help cushion job green job decline during the current recession, experts hope.

Among the green jobs growing fastest, Popular Mechanics reports, are fuel cell engineers, smart-grid engineers, green architects and builders, and energy auditors. A few states have taken the lead in green job growth. In Oregon, for example, green jobs are already 1% of total Oregon jobs, the highest in the nation. Other states on the move are Idaho, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maine.

One Response to “Green Tech: Green jobs outlook, hope or hype?”

Monty Wuensche says:

July 18th, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Just obtained a Mythic for myself and will probably be obtaining one particular for my wife soon! It has just the suitable mix of functions. just short of the total smartphone. I’m maintaining an eye around the Captivate for any potential future phone..
.prices are way as well great when released. I’ve been in substantial tech for 20+ years and fundamentally hack anything I own to create it better laptops, GPS, car navigation systems, etc. and yes cell phones too. In the couple of days I’ve owned the mobile phone I’ve by now installed Opera Mini, Bolt 2.1, freecaddie, Google Maps w/GPS functionality, deleted all locked unproductive apps soon after backing them up and absolutely modified the menu method to my exact requires with no all unproductive apps.