How to Find a Green Job: The Green Economy Map
By: RP Seigel
Green jobs are out there right now with plenty more on the way, but finding one might not be as simple as looking in the in the classified ads. That’s the message I got from speaking with Carol McClelland, founder and Executive Director of Green Career Central. McClelland, who has a PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology and is the author of Green Careers for Dummies, has put together an impressive array of tools and services, primarily aimed at mid-career professionals looking to shift onto a greener path, either as a matter of principle, or in response to a growing awareness of the kinds of opportunities that one will inevitably encounter on that path. Her definition of a green job is quite inclusive: any work that has a positive impact on the state of the planet is a green job.
Perhaps her most impressive tool is her Green Economy Map. The map breaks down the Green Economy into twelve sectors under four major headings: Nature (Natural Environment), Infrastructure (Power & IT), Tangibles (Manufacturing Cycle) and Intangibles (Creating Demand). Intangibles, which is the one area not generally covered in other analyses of the Green Economy…
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