We’ve said it time and again, everyone is starting to acknowledge the importance of going green. It’s all about doing something good for the environment, and a career in it is a good way to start. After all, what better way is there?
Since the launch of WorkingNation last August of 2016, the company comes with a very clear mission, and that’s to tell stories about solutions to today’s workforce issues and point people to opportunities that will prepare them for the skills needed for good, life-sustaining jobs or careers.
A new report has been released and this presents the percentage of jobs in the U.S. that are categorized in the “green” category. It shows an increase of over the last 50 years to 9 million, or in the total workforce, 6 percent of it.
This number shows just the beginning and experts expect the figures to exponentially rise to as much as 24 million, or 14 percent of total workforce over the next decade. In fact, this has still been underestimated in the data found for most private and public employment sectors.
The said report was prepared by WorkingNation. This is a non-profit whose main goal is to educate people about job trends that may assist in uplifting positive outcomes for the workers in the future. First of all, Working Nation made use of simple definition for “green economy” and “green jobs.” This gave them a reliable metric that was neither on the high end or low end of existing job count estimates. This report also equaled the other metrics used in inter-industry job tracking reports.
Joan Lynch, WorkingNation Chief Content and Programming Officer, said, “Over the next year on WorkingNation.org, we will use our original research to tell stories on a national, state, and local level. We will be talking to employers whose businesses have already embraced the green economy, and we will introduce the training programs that will prepare jobseekers with the valued and in-demand skills they need to thrive in this space.”
The report they made saw how most green jobs in the green economy are actually traditional jobs that don’t represent actual solar-panel installation. Of course, this is just one example. However, they go on to expound to say that those jobs often fall under roles in what may be accountancy or engineering for green economy firms or production.
The report also concluded, “Another important finding is that most jobs generated in and by the U.S. green economy are not ‘green.’ Rather, the vast majority of the jobs generated are standard jobs for accountants, engineers, computer analysts, clerks, factory workers, truck drivers, mechanics, etc. and most of the persons employed in these jobs may not even realize that they owe their livelihood to the green economy. These findings can be used to inform companies, workers, and policy-makers of the importance of green expenditures and the green economy in generating company sales, jobs, tax revenues and economic growth. Many workers in the U.S. are dependent on the green economy for their employment, although they have no way of recognizing this unless it is brought to their attention. Many companies in the U.S., whether they realize it or not, owe their profits – and in some cases their existence – to ‘green’ expenditures. This will be a revelation to green jobs advocates and others and represents a major contribution to the debate.”
Their report for the future of the green economy has been interesting. They had conducted two separate research/data collection/data analysis services. These prepared forecasts of the green economy under the parameters they set. They saw how the green economy will grow at sixteen times the nationwide job creation rate over the next eight years, which is extremely impressive.
The researchers also saw that investments made in the green economy disproportionately create more jobs in professional, scientific, and technical services. This covers more than the U.S. average. Report contributor Roger Bezdek believes in the importance of this piece of information and how what they’ve offered can offer vital support needed for gaining interest in greater involvement and investment. The green economy is a fast-growing portion of the working society that deserves special interest with the way the trends are playing out.
“I feel very good about the results,” Bezdek said when he spoke to GNN. He also added, “My major concern is being able to communicate this critical information to legislators, policy-makers, and decision-makers— and to the general public.”
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