It wasn’t so long ago that anyone who expressed concerns about global warming and the environment was considered a tree hugger, someone to be avoided at parties.  Of course, today nearly everyone has concerns and interest in the well being of our planet and its continuation.  People are making better choices and going green.

We all  know to: reduce, reuse, and recycle.  Many cities are banning plastic grocery bags, and deposits on plastic bottles make it prohibitive to not recycle.    It is not much of a leap to understand that new attitudes toward the environment translate into the jobs.  With each green choice there is an inherent employment potential.  People are discovering new career opportunities in expanding in green collar employment. 

There are job potential for every skill set.  Positions in alternative energy sources are wide open for engineers and scientists.  For example water treatment facilities are reclaiming waste water for use on golf courses and city landscapes.  There is technology that provides drinking water from reclaimed water. Water treatment certification is available through your local community college.   Cities are also retrofitting existing or purchasing new buses and waste management vehicles to run on natural compressed gas, technology also available on private autos.  There are jobs for drivers, maintenance workers, and marketing personnel for alternative clean energy jobs.

With a concentrated focus on being green and expanding interests in alternative, renewable energy and sustainability, more and more people are needed to fill jobs created by these new fields.  Staffing for environmentally friendly, green jobs, is needed for the development, manufacturing, sales, and installation, and management of solar panels, wind turbines and wind farms, roofs, insulation, windows, and recycling centers. 

Many industries are currently developing ways to transition from polluting practices to clean, eco friendly ways of doing business.  Construction and HVAC technicians are required to be familiar with the environmental alternatives and economic advantages in demand for both home and business construction.  Federal and states government is committing large sums of money for retraining for veterans and misplaced workers to fill these green job positions. 

If you live in the Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Fernando Valley areas and are currently looking for a employment or interested in exploring a new career, look to online postings.  One site, Live Look Do is posting job opportunities for green jobs and other jobs as well.  

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