Is Your Office Located in a City that’s a Hub for Green Jobs?

Currently, there are about 45,000 green jobs posted on SimplyHired.com, a job aggregator site.  Where are most of these green jobs located?  Here are the top rated cities from SimplyHired.com:


1) San Francisco Bay Area (2,215 postings)
2) New York City (2,078)
3) Houston (1,755)
4) Washington D.C. (1,715)
5) Boston (1,132)
6) Los Angeles (980)
7) Chicago (951)
8) Denver (802)
9) Philadelphia (789)
10) Dallas (592)


What exactly is a green job?  Although definitions may vary, the Bureau of Labor Statistics defines green jobs as those in businesses that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.  Green jobs also include jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources.

Becoming a partner with EcoGreenOffice and incorporating green office supplies and practices will allow your company to use fewer natural resources and establish production processes that have a lighter eco-footprint -- and increase the number of green jobs at your office, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics definition of green jobs. 

Having more green jobs at your office could also attract the next generation of academics.  Among college students and recent grads, 81 percent say it’s important to work for a green company, according to a survey conducted by Experience Inc., the nation’s leading provider of career services for college students and alumni.

With Silicon Valley located within its border, the San Francisco Bay Area has especially seen a growth in green jobs related to technology, according to an article on Forbes.com.

Sources:
http://www.bls.gov/green/#definition
http://www.green-buildings.com/content/782380-top-10-cities-green-jobs-according-simply-hired

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/05/07/the-top-10-cities-for-green-jobs/

http://www.experienceinc.org/index.php