Green Jobs
Definition
A nationally recognized definition of green jobs does not exist, and green industries and occupations have not been categorized at the national level. This requires individual states, at this time, to establish a definition of green jobs that relates to the business activities within their respective states. For New Mexico, a broad definition of a green job is any job where at least a portion of the tasks have a focus on environmental quality, energy and resource efficiency, or sustainable practices.
The four green economy core areas include:
- Renewable Energy
- Clean Manufacturing
- Energy Effi ciency
- Research, Development, and Administration
The following is a list of occupations that have been identified as potentially having a larger concentration of green tasks. While this list includes many occupations, it is important to note that there are many occupations that can be considered green beyond this list, and this list is merely a sample of some of those jobs that are more likely to be green. This list incorporates occupations identified by New Mexico, other states, and the Department of Labor.
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agricultural & Food Science Technicians
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural & Engineering Managers
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Carpenters
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- Chemical Plant and System Operators
- Chemical Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation
- Computer Software Engineers, Applications
- Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
- Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
- Conservation Scientists
- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Construction Laborers
- Construction Managers
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators
- Customer Service Representatives
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
- Electrical Engineers
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Electricians
- Electro-Mechanical Technicians
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
- Environmental Engineering Technicians
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Farm and Home Management Advisors
- Farmers, Ranchers & Other Agricultural Managers
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Financial Analysts
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Forest and Conservation Workers
- General and Operations Managers
- Geological & Petroleum Technicians
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Industrial Production Managers
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Landscape Architects
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
- Machinists
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Mechanical Engineers
- Millwrights
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
- Nuclear Technicians
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Power Plant Operators
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Public Relations Specialists
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Reporters and Correspondents
- Roofers
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
- Soil and Plant Scientists
- Team Assemblers
- Transportation Inspectors
- Transportation, Storage & Distribution Managers
- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Source New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Source: Green Job Committee
