Websites and Documents
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Green jobs in Virginia cross nearly all economies, industries and occupations, and the field is growing. They are not necessarily new jobs, but are often traditional jobs in industries and companies that are adapting to new markets and opportunities available in a clean energy economy.
Explore these resources to find out more.
Websites
MARC Regional Green Jobs
www.marcgreenworks.com 
MARC is a regional green jobs portal, an online career resource for an environmentally sustainable workforce. This site is a service of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Collaborative (MARC), a cross-regional coalition committed to preserving the economic vitality of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Job seekers can find job openings and job market trends here.
Green Jobs Network
www.greenjobs.net
The mission of Green Jobs Network is to connect people seeking jobs that focus on environmental and social responsibility with available opportunities and resources. The site offers a green job board, green job e-mail list, blog on green collar jobs, and listings of green career books, green job fairs, green job boards, solar jobs and jobs at environmental non-profits.
Green Jobs Network > Virginia
virginia.greenjobs.net
Use this website to browse Virginia green job listings, find out about Virginia green job fairs and events, and obtain career assistance through the Virginia Workforce Connection.
Documents
Virginia: Profile of the Green Economy (pdf doc)
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The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices commissioned Collaborative Economics, Inc. to analyze and prepare a report for Virginia on the emerging green economy. The report is based on green businesses across 15 green industry segments of the core green economy and is designed to help Virginia make informed decisions about its workforce, economic development and energy development; and to identify opportunities and define strategies.
Critical Workforce Skills for Virginia’s Economic Vitality (pdf doc)
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A study by the Demographics and Workforce Group through the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia considers Virginia’s economic vitality based on a skilled workforce. A well-prepared workforce increases productivity and is a strategic advantage in attracting new employers to the Commonwealth. What makes a workforce well prepared? Where and how are workplace skills developed? Find out how 564 Virginia employers responded to these questions.
Greening of the World of Work: Implications for O*NET® - SOC and New and Emerging Occupations
February 12, 2009
This report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Workforce System Support. The purpose of the report was to investigate the impact of green economy activities and technologies on occupational requirements and to identify new and emerging occupations that may be considered for inclusion into the existing system. It investigates occupational implications of the green economy and staffing implications by green sectors, and looks at existing occupations and new and emerging occupations in the green economy.
Energy Efficiency & Retrofit Jobs in the Building Industry: Workforce Overview (pdf slides)
August 27, 2009
This document contains 98 informative slides from a webinar conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy to provide a workforce overview for the building industry. There is an overview of energy efficiency and retrofit jobs, information regarding job skills and the “scaling up” of training, current practices regarding partnering between community colleges and workforce agencies, an overview of training and certification, and a review of various state and local workforce practices.
Green Collar Workers and Other Mythical Creatures (pdf doc)
August 1, 2008
This report was written by the Labor Market and Career Information Department for the Texas Workforce Commission. The report explores green technologies and the demand for Green Collar Workers, develops a green collar action agenda for Texas, and discusses “green” challenges in establishing an operational definition of the green economy.
Green Jobs Guidebook (pdf doc)
2008/2009
New environmental and energy laws and policies will create tens of thousands of new jobs in California. This guide provides:
- Profiles of 200 green jobs currently in California
- Details on 45 job types for high school graduates, many paying over $25 per hour
- Details on 37 more job types available to community college or trade school graduates, many paying $40 per hour
- Information on job training and placement programs
- Listings of valuable apprenticeship programs
High Road or Low Road? Job Quality in the New Green Economy (pdf doc)
February 3, 2009
This report was created by Good Jobs First and commissioned by Change to Win, Sierra Club, the Laborers International Union of North America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The report tests the assumption that green jobs will be good, middle-class jobs. Advocates aspire to make every green job a good one. However, examination of some existing workplaces in several environmental-friendly sectors such as manufacturing of components for wind and solar energy, green construction and recycling shows a wide variation in labor conditions. The research reveals significant challenges and opportunities to achieving the dream of good green jobs.
