5 Ways to Penetrate the "Green" Job Market
By: Suzanne L. Rey

Global clean energy markets are expected to quadruple in the next ten years. Analysts expect the industry will grow 20% to 30% annually and all sectors of the green economy are growing faster than their conventional counterparts. Scores of fortune 500 companies from Alcoa to Dell to General Mills to Wal-Mart are all going green. Many companies like Starbucks, Home Depot and Eastman Kodak are being held accountable by their stockholders and consumers to reduce their carbon footprint. Companies now realize that being green is a core business issue.

All of that spells more jobs in a widening array of career fields. There is no better time to invest in your own future and the future of our planet by joining the revolution.

The June 11, 2009 Greenwire article, “Green Jobs Sector Poised for Explosive Growth”, quotes the Pew Center on the States’ Interim Deputy Director Lori Grange as saying, “The nation’s clean-energy economy is poised for explosive growth….the trends include surging venture capital investments….a critical growth rate in clean-energy generation, energy efficiency and environmentally friendly products.” Cleary employment in renewable energy is slated to increase substantially. So, how do you get in?

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