Clean Careers: Clean Tech Job Trends 2009
By Frank | October 19th, 2009 0 Comments
cleantechFinding a clean tech job just got a little easier.
CleanEdge’s excellent new report, Clean Tech Job Trends 2009, which is a sort of companion to its annual Clean Energy Trends report, offers those looking for a clean tech job—as well as those curious about the sector—an excellent introduction to the trends and opportunities ahead, as well as key resources for getting one’s search in motion.
Written by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, authors of The Clean Tech Revolution, the report details an increasingly well-funded area of industrial activity that’s growing at above average rates. And with clean-tech job growth a focus of the Obama Administration as well as that of Chinese President Hu Jintao—and aggressive clean-tech job creation going on in the Brazil, the European Union, India, and Japan—this growth is certain to continue.
Clean Tech Job Trends details the top sectors of clean-tech activity (energy, water, transportation, and materials), and the top industries within those sectors (led by solar and biofuels and biomaterials, provides median annual salary compensation data for a wide variety of roles, and identifies top U.S. metro areas for clean tech job activity (the San Francisco Bay Area is number one, followed by greater Los Angeles, New York, and Boston).
An excellent breakdown of trends discusses key drivers of clean tech jobs, including energy efficiency, an aging workforce, new career training programs, and the move of clean-tech manufacturing to end-use markets. Each trend includes a profile of a clean tech company and a list of “organizations to watch”—a useful target list of those actively looking for a clean-tech job.
The authors also look at emerging models for financing clean-tech development—an important and often misunderstood factor in launching clean tech projects—including a “green bank,” clean energy victory bonds, tax credit bonds, and federal loan guarantees.
Finally, a job resource guide lists blogs, books, conferences, and networking resources for those trying to get more information about clean tech.
Given the recessionary economy and tight job market, those looking for a clean-tech job should take advantage of all the resources they can (Jim Cassio’s Green Careers Resource Guide is another good one to check out). But Clean Tech Job Trends is exciting not just for CleanEdge’s characteristic insight into the dynamics of a complex and rapidly changing market, but because it’s a promise of future tracking that helps fill a knowledge gap.
Frank Marquardt is the author of The Solar Job Guide and Green Careers.
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Great Green Careers Rises in Online Rankings
Ogden Publications uses its fast-growing base to grow green job board
Topeka, Kan. (Vocus/PRWEB ) October 13, 2009 -- In less than six months since its launch, Great Green Careers (GreatGreenCareers.com) stands as one of the top five most popular green job boards in North America.
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The members of our audience want to bring their value systems to their careers. Great Green Careers is our way of helping them find work that is fulfilling as well as rewarding while we bring our business allies highly competent and highly committed candidates
Great Green Careers' unique visitors and total monthly traffic ranks it in the top five of more than 30 green job sites based on cumulative data from Alexa, Compete and Quantcast. The site's Alexa ranking alone has increased 274 percent since its inception.
"The members of our audience want to bring their value systems to their careers. Great Green Careers is our way of helping them find work that is fulfilling as well as rewarding while we bring our business allies highly competent and highly committed candidates," says Bryan Welch, publisher and editorial director of Ogden Publications, owner of Great Green Careers.
Ogden Publications, the largest and longest-running publisher in the green community, launched Great Green Careers April 22. The employment Web site focuses on matching companies and job seekers for careers in fields such as renewable energy, the environment, clean tech and sustainable building.
Ogden has leveraged its 3.3 million print readers and 1.5 million monthly online visitors to promote Great Green Careers through dedicated e-mails, e-newsletter mentions, and online and house ads. Promotions run in Mother Earth News (the Audit Bureau of Circulations' fastest-growing publication on U.S. newsstands during the first half of this year), Natural Home, Utne Reader, Grit and The Herb Companion. Great Green Careers also uses social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn's Green Jobs & Career Network.
Using coupon code GCC1009, employers can post jobs on Great Green Careers starting at $99 for a 30-day listing. The site also offers standard and customized packages that include additional job postings and extended posting periods.
Companies can search the resume database, giving them unique access to a concentrated pool of applicants who are interested in specific areas of the green job sector. Firms also can set up "resume agents" to automatically e-mail them the best resumes matching their needs. In addition, employers can track applications to their job postings, create and update their company profiles, and use Great Green Careers' Employer Resources area, which contains links to and research about green jobs and general recruiting/human resources information.
About Great Green Careers
Great Green Careers (www.GreatGreenCareers.com) connects employers and job seekers in the green jobs industries. The green job market includes energy, environment, skilled trades and transportation. Great Green Careers is a service of Ogden Publications Inc., publisher of Mother Earth News, Utne Reader, Natural Home and many other books and magazines for people interested in self-sufficiency, sustainability, rural lifestyles and farm memorabilia.
About Ogden Publications Inc.
Ogden Publications Inc. (OgdenPubs.com) is the leading information resource serving the sustainable living, rural lifestyle, farm memorabilia and classic motorcycle communities. Key brands include Mother Earth News, Natural Home, Utne Reader, Capper's and Grit. Ogden Publications also provides insurance and financial services through its Capper's Insurance Service division.
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