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Green Job Families

by pfrase — last modified November 24, 2010

Selected Occupations within Job Families



Architecture and Engineering Occupations

  • Transportation Engineers
  • Water/Wastewater Engineers
  • Fuel Cell Engineers
  • Automotive Engineers
  • Biochemical Engineers
  • Validation Engineers
  • Energy Engineers
  • Manufacturing Engineers
  • Mechatronics Engineers
  • Microsystems Engineers
  • Photonics Engineers
  • Robotics Engineers
  • Nanosystems Engineers
  • Wind Energy Engineers
  • Solar Energy Systems Engineers
  • Robotics Technicians
  • Automotive Engineering Technicians
  • Electrical Engineering Technologists
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technologists
  • Electronics Engineering Technologists
  • Industrial Engineering Technologists
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists
  • Photonics Technicians
  • Manufacturing Production Technicians
  • Fuel Cell Technicians
  • Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists
  • Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians

    Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

  • Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
  • Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
  • Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
  • Pest Control Workers
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners

    Business and Financial Operations Occupations

  • Regulatory Affairs Specialists
  • Logistics Engineers
  • Logistics Analysts
  • Energy Auditors
  • Sustainability Specialists
  • Financial Quantitative Analysts
  • Risk Management Specialists
  • Investment Underwriters
  • Carbon Credit Traders
  • Carbon Trading Analysts
  • Business and Financial Operations Occupations
  • Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
  • Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
  • Compliance Officers
  • Cost Estimators
  • Emergency Management Specialists
  • Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
  • Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
  • Training and Development Specialists
  • Management Analysts
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
  • Budget Analysts
  • Financial Analysts
  • Insurance Underwriters
  • Financial Examiners
  • Loan Officers

    Community and Social Services Occupations

  • Community and Social Services Occupations

    Computer and Mathematical Occupations

  • Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists
  • Geographic Information Systems Technicians
  • Computer and Mathematical Occupations
  • Computer and Information Scientists, Research
  • Computer Programmers
  • Computer Software Engineers, Applications
  • Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
  • Computer Support Specialists
  • Computer Systems Analysts
  • Database Administrators
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
  • Actuaries
  • Mathematicians
  • Operations Research Analysts
  • Statisticians
  • Mathematical Technicians

    Construction and Extraction Occupations

  • Solar Energy Installation Managers
  • Solar Photovoltaic Installers
  • Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
  • Weatherization Installers and Technicians
  • Construction and Extraction Occupations
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
  • Boilermakers
  • Brickmasons and Blockmasons
  • Stonemasons
  • Carpenters
  • Carpet Installers
  • Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
  • Floor Sanders and Finishers
  • Tile and Marble Setters
  • Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
  • Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
  • Construction Laborers
  • Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
  • Pile-Driver Operators
  • Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
  • Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
  • Tapers
  • Electricians
  • Glaziers
  • Insulation Workers
  • Painters, Construction and Maintenance
  • Paperhangers
  • Pipelayers
  • Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
  • Plasterers and Stucco Masons
  • Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
  • Roofers
  • Sheet Metal Workers
  • Structural Iron and Steel Workers
  • Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
  • Helpers—Carpenters
  • Helpers—Electricians
  • Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
  • Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
  • Helpers—Roofers
  • Construction and Building Inspectors
  • Elevator Installers and Repairers
  • Fence Erectors
  • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
  • Highway Maintenance Workers
  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
  • Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
  • Segmental Pavers
  • Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
  • Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
  • Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
  • Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
  • Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
  • Continuous Mining Machine Operators
  • Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators
  • Rock Splitters, Quarry
  • Roof Bolters, Mining
  • Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
  • Helpers—Extraction Workers

    Education, Training, and Library Occupations

  • Education, Training, and Library Occupations

    Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

    Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

  • Geothermal Technicians
  • Wind Turbine Service Technicians
  • Solar Power Plant Technicians
  • Solar Thermoelectric Plant/Concentrating Thermal Power (CSP) Plant Operators
  • Testing Adjusting and Balancing TAB Technicians
  • Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
  • Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
  • Radio Mechanics
  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
  • Avionics Technicians
  • Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
  • Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
  • Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
  • Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
  • Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
  • Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
  • Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
  • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
  • Automotive Body and Related Repairers
  • Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  • Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
  • Farm Equipment Mechanics
  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
  • Rail Car Repairers
  • Motorboat Mechanics
  • Motorcycle Mechanics
  • Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
  • Bicycle Repairers
  • Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
  • Tire Repairers and Changers
  • Mechanical Door Repairers
  • Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
  • Home Appliance Repairers
  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics
  • Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
  • Maintenance Workers, Machinery
  • Millwrights
  • Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
  • Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
  • Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
  • Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
  • Medical Equipment Repairers
  • Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
  • Watch Repairers
  • Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
  • Commercial Divers
  • Fabric Menders, Except Garment
  • Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
  • Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
  • Riggers
  • Signal and Track Switch Repairers
  • Helpers—Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

    Legal Occupations

  • Legal Occupations
  • Lawyers
  • Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

    Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

  • Climate Change Analysts
  • Environmental Restoration Planners
  • Industrial Ecologists
  • Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
  • Environmental Economists
  • Transportation Planners
  • Precision Agriculture Technicians
  • Remote Sensing Technicians
  • Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
  • Agricultural and Food Scientists
  • Conservation Scientists
  • Physicists
  • Atmospheric and Space Scientists
  • Chemists
  • Materials Scientists
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  • Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
  • Hydrologists
  • Economists
  • Market Research Analysts
  • Survey Researchers
  • Urban and Regional Planners
  • Anthropologists and Archeologists
  • Geographers
  • Political Scientists
  • Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
  • Biological Technicians
  • Chemical Technicians
  • Geological and Petroleum Technicians
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
  • Forest and Conservation Technicians

    Management Occupations

  • Chief Sustainability Officers
  • Green Marketers
  • Geothermal Production Managers
  • Biofuels Production Managers
  • Biomass Production Managers
  • Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
  • Hydroelectric Production Managers
  • Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
  • Water Resource Specialists
  • Regulatory Affairs Managers
  • Compliance Managers
  • Supply Chain Managers
  • Logistics Managers
  • Wind Energy Operations Managers
  • Wind Energy Project Managers
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Sales Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Administrative Services Managers
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Financial Managers
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Industrial Production Managers
  • Purchasing Managers
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
  • Construction Managers
  • Engineering Managers
  • Natural Sciences Managers
  • Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
  • Social and Community Service Managers

    Office and Administrative Support Occupations

  • Freight Forwarders
  • Office and Administrative Support Occupations
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
  • Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
  • Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
  • Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Legal Secretaries
  • Computer Operators
  • Word Processors and Typists
  • Desktop Publishers
  • Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
  • Office Clerks, General
  • Statistical Assistants

    Production Occupations

  • Biofuels Processing Technicians
  • Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
  • Biomass Plant Technicians
  • Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
  • Recycling and Reclamation Workers
  • Production Occupations
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
  • Team Assemblers
  • Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
  • Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers
  • Machinists
  • Tool and Die Makers
  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  • Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
  • Furniture Finishers
  • Model Makers, Wood
  • Patternmakers, Wood
  • Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
  • Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
  • Power Distributors and Dispatchers
  • Power Plant Operators
  • Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
  • Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
  • Chemical Plant and System Operators
  • Gas Plant Operators
  • Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
  • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
  • Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
  • Semiconductor Processors
  • Helpers—Production Workers

    Sales and Related Occupations

  • Sales and Related Occupations
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
  • Insurance Sales Agents
  • Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
  • Real Estate Brokers
  • Real Estate Sales Agents
  • Sales Engineers
  • Telemarketers
  • Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

    Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

  • Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
  • Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
  • Driver/Sales Workers
  • Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
  • Truck Drivers, Light Or Delivery Services
  • Locomotive Engineers
  • Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
  • Traffic Technicians
  • Transportation Inspectors
  • Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
  • Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
  • Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
  • Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
  • Shuttle Car Operators
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