Top 10 Jobs in Green Technologies

Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing

The nation's movement to become a more productive and competitive economic force in the global marketplace is bringing a wealth of hope and job opportunities to recession-weary Americans.

"In order to succeed in the 21st century, we are working to improve education, expand health care, fix the infrastructure, overhaul our manufacturing industries, adopt green technologies and continue our leadership in high-tech innovation," says Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., one of the nation's leading occupational experts and author of the recently released book "200 Best Jobs for Renewing America."

In his book, Shatkin discusses the six industries at the center of America's shift toward a forward-looking economy: education, infrastructure, health care, information and telecommunication technologies, green technologies and advanced manufacturing.

Of these industries, green technologies, in particular, has gained a great deal of interest among individuals hoping to secure a solid job as the economy continues to reinvent itself and become more competitive in the upcoming decades.

According to Shatkin's research, the following list outlines the best jobs overall in green technologies.

1. Construction managers

Annual earnings: $76,230

Percent growth: 15.7 percent

2. Industrial engineers

Annual earnings: $71,430

Percent growth: 20.3 percent

3. First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

Annual earnings: $55,950

Percent growth: 9.1 percent

4. Environmental scientists and specialists

Annual earnings: $58,380

Percent growth: 25.1 percent

5. Construction and building inspectors

Annual earnings: $48,330

Percent growth: 18.2 percent

6. Environmental engineers

Annual earnings: $72,350

Percent growth: 25.4 percent

7. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

Annual earnings: $44,090

Percent growth: 10.6 percent

8.Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Annual earnings: $75,800

Percent growth: 21.9 percent

9. Carpenters

Annual earnings: $37,660

Percent growth: 10.3 percent

10. Electricians

Annual earnings: $44,780

Percent growth: 7.4 percent

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