Today Barack Obama was sworn in as the next President of the United States. With his newly elected job also comes a promised “5 million new jobs” for the American people. A majority of these jobs will be related to clean and renewable energy investments that Obama and his team will be enacting this year.
So, with an influx of new green job opportunities and green careers, how do you know which ones will be the best for you and which ones will “sustain” future economic hardships?
The folks at Fast Company, who write about innovative changes in business, created a list of the top ten green jobs of 2009. The best thing about the list is that it also offers schools where you can get degrees in these green jobs, as well as companies that offer employment opportunities and internships in these green careers.
Here’s a list of the top ten green jobs:
- Farmer
- Forester
- Solar Power Installer
- Energy Efficiency Builder
- Wind Turbine Fabricator
- Conservation Biologist
- Green MBA and Entrepreneur
- Recycler
- Sustainability Systems Developer
- Urban Planner
You can also check out our Environmental Scientist Profile, which is another type of green career to keep in mind.
If you’re interested in these green job opportunities then there’s no better time than now to think of making a career change. Obama is all about change, so why shouldn’t you be, too?
Source: Fast Company.
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