At this point, nearly every aspect of American life has somehow been impacted by environmental movements, and employment is included. With more and more companies jumping on the go-green bandwagon, eco-friendly job opportunities are becoming increasingly abundant.
In general, industries across the country have come to embrace environmentally mindful practices in some capacity. As a result, nearly 15,000 green jobs were added over the course of the third quarter, according to an Environmental Entrepreneurs’ report. This significant expansion in available green positions was due to 80 projects prompting businesses to hire employees for this kind of work in almost two-thirds of the U.S. The main fields that are spurring on this creation of employment opportunities deal with the development and use of clean transportation and energy.
Among the thirty states nationwide that are contributing to this growing green employment trend, New York appears to be one of the most notable. WAER reported that a number of environmentally friendly jobs have been added throughout the state of New York, from photovoltaics positions in Rochester to recycling posts in New York City. Most recently, Yonkers announced that it will be employing 1500 individuals to complete a project for Kawasaki Rail, which plans to manufacture green train cars to decrease carbon emissions.