Types of Green Jobs/Sectors Besides Conventional Green Ones

Expanded List of Green Jobs

There is no perfect list of green jobs/professions/sectors, and indeed it may be impossible to comprehensively list them, especially if and when more sectors/professions “green,” but here’s a placeholder for many that go beyond solar, wind, and improving energy efficiency (as important as they are). It can be anticipated that new types of jobs will be generated, as well.

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Expanded List of Green Jobs

  • Green designers, green architects, green builders
  • Inventors
  • Retail (including supermarkets, appliance, furniture, hardware)
  • Journalists and writers
  • Eco and ag-tourism, travel planners
  • Plumbers
  • Electricians
  • Outdoor recreation guides, park rangers, gear and clothing manufacturers (fishing, hiking, canoeing, climbing, photography, skiing, etc.)
  • Health care
  • Landscape designer, supply, maintenance
  • Arborists and foresters
  • Consultants
  • Engineers
  • Scientists
  • Toxicologists
  • Green Chemists
  • Fish farmers, Aquatic ecologists, Marine veterinarians
  • Agronomists
  • Geothermal geologists
  • Watershed hydrologists
  • Mediators and facilitators
  • Sustainable farmers
  • Horticulturalists
  • Social scientists
  • Ecosystem restoration
  • Environmental technicians
  • Compliance officer
  • Industrial hygienists
  • Diplomats
  • Clergy
  • Educators
  • Communicators, including social media
  • Photographers
  • Artists
  • Politicians
  • Lawyers
  • Judges
  • Hospitality
  • Transportation planners
  • Environmental planners
  • Fashion
  • Bicycle manufacturers, mechanics (and their electric cousins)
  • Software
  • More efficient and less toxic versions of traditional products, natural products
  • Ecologically-informed economists
  • Geologists
  • Sustainability-informed finance professionals
  • Corporate Sustainability Officers (CSOs)