Green Careers

by Cassio, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780865716438
• ISBN10: 0865716439
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: New Society Pub

Summary

This unique career guide profiles the wide variety of green career fields that are available in today's job market. It will help you make realistic career choices based on aptitudes, skills, interests, and personalities.

Author Biography

Jim Cassio is a career and workforce information consultant who has conducted hundreds of workforce studies and published occupational resource books, including Career Pathways Handbook. Alice Rush, MA, MCC is a Certified and Registered Career Counselor and founder of CareerU-counseling for the public and Fortune 500 companies. She is author of Paid to Play, and Adjunct Professor at Folsom Lake College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
What is a Green Career and Where are the Green Jobs?	p. 1
Green Career Profiles
Engineering Group	p. 11
Chemical Engineers, including Green Chemical Engineers	p. 11
Civil Engineering Technicians	p. 17
Civil Engineers, including Green Building, Irrigation/Reservoir and Waste Management Engineers	p. 20
Conservation, Biological and Agricultural Engineers	p. 25
Electrical Engineering Technicians, including Photovoltaic, Wind and Biomass Energy Technicians	p. 26
Electrical Engineers, including Recycling, Solar/Photovoltaic, Wind and Biomass Engineers	p. 27
Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control Technicians	p. 28
Environmental Engineering Professors	p. 29
Environmental Engineers, including Ecological and Air Quality Engineers	p. 32
Mechanical Engineers, including Green Mechanical Engineers	p. 36
Environmental Health and Safety Group	p. 39
Environmental Health and Safety Engineers	p. 39
Environmental Health and Safety Technicians	p. 40
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) and Asbestos Abatement Workers	p. 41
Industrial Hygienists and Environmental Health and Safety Analysts/Managers	p. 45
Government Regulations and Planning Group	p. 55
Construction and Building Inspectors, including Green Building Inspectors	p. 55
Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Inspectors and Specialists	p. 60
Urban and Regional Planners, including City/Country, Environmental/Land Use and Transportation Planners	p. 64
Urban and Regional Planning Aides, Assistants and Technicians	p. 68
Green Building and Landscaping Group	p. 71
Architects, including Green and Natural Building Architects	p. 71
Green Building/Construction Trades Workers and Supervisors	p. 75
Landscape Architects, including Habitat Restoration Specialists	p. 84
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (Eco-friendly)	p. 91
Green Business and Enterprising Group	p. 93
Accountants, including Environmental Accountants	p. 93
Financial Analysts, including Sustainability and Sustainable Investment Analysts	p. 95
Green Entrepreneurs and Consultants	p. 97
Marketing Managers, including Environmental Marketing Specialists	p. 130
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, including Recycling Technicians	p. 133
Sales Representatives, including Renewable Energy and Natural/Organic Products Sales Reps	p. 135
Sustainability Coordinators and Officers	p. 143
Travel Guides, including Ecotourism Guides and Operators	p. 157
Green Education, Communication and Law Group	p. 167
Customer Service Representatives, including Energy Efficiency Specialists	p. 167
Health Educators, including Environmental Health Educators	p. 168
Health Specialties Instructors, including Environmental Health Education Instructors	p. 173
Lawyers, including Environmental and Regulatory Attorneys	p. 174
Public Relations Specialists, including Environmental/Sustainability Specialists	p. 178
Reporters and Correspondents, including Green Journalists	p. 182
Natural and Land Resource Management Group	p. 187
Fish and Game Wardens, including Wildlife Officers	p. 187
Park Naturalists, including Park Rangers and Interpreters	p. 191
Range Managers, including Natural Resource Managers	p. 198
Natural Sciences Group	p. 201
Atmospheric and Space Scientists, including Air Analysts, Environmental Meteorologists and Climatologists	p. 202
Biochemists and Biophysicists, including Toxicologists and Ecotoxicologists	p. 208
Biological Technicians, including Environmental and Wildlife Technicians	p. 212
Chemical Technicians, including Environmental and Green Chemical Technicians	p. 213
Chemists, including Environmental and Green Chemists and Forensic Toxicologists	p. 215
Earth Sciences Professors, Postsecondary	p. 219
Environmental Science Technicians, including Lab Techs and Air Pollution Auditors	p. 225
Environmental Scientists, including Environmental Researchers, Analysts and Investigators	p. 226
Epidemiologists, including Environmental Epidemiologists	p. 230
Forest and Conservation Technicians, including Soil Conservation and Biomass Technicians	p. 231
Forest and Conservation Workers, including Conservation and Reforestation Aides/Workers	p. 232
Foresters, including Environmental Protection Foresters and Forest Pathologists	p. 233
Geoscientists, including Environmental Geologists, Hydrogeologists and Marine Geologists	p. 237
Hydrologists, including Environmental Hydrologists and Water Resources Managers	p. 241
Microbiologists, including Environmental and Public Health Microbiologists	p. 242
Physicists, including Health and Atmospheric Physicists	p. 243
Soil and Plant Scientists, including Agronomists	p. 246
Soil and Water Conservationists, including Ecologists and Erosion Specialists	p. 248
Tree Trimmers and Pruners, including Arborists	p. 252
Water Treatment Plant Operators	p. 256
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, including Marine Biologists	p. 260
Physical Geography Group	p. 263
Geographers, including Physical and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geographers	p. 263
Physical Geography Professors, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Instructors	p. 264
Sustainable Agriculture Group	p. 271
Agricultural Science Professors, including Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Specialists	p. 271
Agricultural Technicians, including Organic and Sustainable Ag Technicians	p. 275
Aquacultural Managers, including Sustainable Aquaculture Farm and Fish Hatchery Managers	p. 276
Farmers and Ranchers, including Organic and Sustainable Farmers and Ranchers	p. 279
Farm Workers, including Organic and Sustainable Farm and Ranch Workers	p. 289
Nursery and Greenhouse Managers, including Organic and Native Plant Specialists	p. 291
Green Jobs with Electric Utility Companies	p. 293
Additional Information and Resources
Career Planning	p. 303
Online Occupational Information Resources	p. 309
Hidden Job Market	p. 339
Glossary of Green Terminology	p. 341
Alphabetical Listing of Real People Q&A	p. 343
Alphabetical Listing of Career Profiles (Occupations)	p. 347
About the Authors	p. 351
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