Green occupations are the ones that contribute to preserve or restore the environment, be they in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, or in new, emerging green sectors such as renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The impact of green economy activities and technologies is sufficient to create the need for unique work and worker requirements, which results in the generation of a new occupation relative to the O*NET taxonomy. This new occupation could be entirely novel or "born" from an existing occupation.
Chief Sustainability Officers
Green Marketers
Geothermal Production Managers
Biofuels Production Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
Hydroelectric Production Managers
Logistics Managers
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Water Resource Specialists
Regulatory Affairs Managers
Compliance Managers
Supply Chain Managers
Wind Energy Operations Managers
Wind Energy Project Managers
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Regulatory Affairs Specialists
Logistics Engineers
Logistics Analysts
Energy Auditors
Sustainability Specialists
Financial Quantitative Analysts
Risk Management Specialists
Investment Underwriters
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists
Geographic Information Systems Technicians
Transportation Engineers
Water/Wastewater Engineers
Fuel Cell Engineers
Automotive Engineers
Biochemical Engineers
Validation Engineers
Energy Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers
Microsystems Engineers
Photonics Engineers
Robotics Engineers
Nanosystems Engineers
Wind Energy Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Robotics Technicians
Automotive Engineering Technicians
Electrical Engineering Technologists
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists
Electronics Engineering Technologists
Industrial Engineering Technologists
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
Mechanical Engineering Technologists
Photonics Technicians
Manufacturing Production Technicians
Fuel Cell Technicians
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists
Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians
Climate Change Analysts
Environmental Restoration Planners
Industrial Ecologists
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
Environmental Economists
Transportation Planners
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Remote Sensing Technicians
Securities and Commodities Traders
Energy Brokers
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Freight Forwarders
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Weatherization Installers and Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Geothermal Technicians
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
Biomass Plant Technicians
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
Recycling and Reclamation Workers
Recycling Coordinators
The impact of green economy activities and technologies results in a significant change to the work and worker requirements of an existing O*NET-SOC occupation. This impact may or may not result in an increase in employment demand for the occupation. The essential purposes of the occupation remain the same, but tasks, skills, knowledge, and external elements, such as credentials, have been altered.
General and Operations Managers
Marketing Managers
Transportation Managers
Storage and Distribution Managers
Farm and Ranch Managers
Construction Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Training and Development Specialists
Financial Analysts
Personal Financial Advisors
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Landscape Architects
Aerospace Engineers
Civil Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Environmental Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Nuclear Engineers
Electrical Engineering Technicians
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Environmental Engineering Technicians
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Water Conservationists
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Urban and Regional Planners
Agricultural Technicians
Geophysical Data Technicians
Geological Sample Test Technicians
Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Reporters and Correspondents
Public Relations Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Construction Laborers
Pipe Fitters and Steamfitters
Plumbers
Roofers
Sheet Metal Workers
Construction and Building Inspectors
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Automotive Specialty Technicians
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Machinists
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Power Plant Operators
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
The impact of green economy activities and technologies is an increase in the employment demand for an existing occupation. However, this impact does not entail significant changes in the work and worker requirements of the occupation. The work context may change, but the tasks themselves do not.
Industrial Production Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Software Developers, Systems Software
Chemical Engineers
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Architectural Drafters
Electronics Engineering Technicians
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Chemists
Materials Scientists
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Hydrologists
Chemical Technicians
Forest and Conservation Technicians
Farm and Home Management Advisors
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Fish and Game Wardens
Customer Service Representatives
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
First-Line Supervisors of Logging Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers
Agricultural Inspectors
Forest and Conservation Workers
Boilermakers
Construction Carpenters
Rough Carpenters
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Electricians
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Helpers--Carpenters
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Millwrights
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Team Assemblers
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters
Solderers and Brazers
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Chemical Plant and System Operators
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Locomotive Engineers
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
