Finding a Green Collar Job

Solar installer working hard.

During the Presidential election, there was a lot of talk about creating “green collar jobs.” These are jobs that have an affiliation with industries that benefit the environment like renewable energy sources, organic farming, sustainable building, etc.

The great news is that many new green collar jobs should be opening up in DC because of the enormous amount of new construction, non-profits and government investment. Knowing where to find jobs like these might be tough for someone new to the environmental movement.

A great first stop for job searching is Idealist.org. You can use their search engine to find non-profit work around the DC area in areas of focus like energy conservation, ecology, green living and more. Job categories range from construction to accounting.

Another website with several environmentally-related positions is Care2.com. If you want to cast a wide net and search any of the companies with jobs posted in their directory you can, or you can filter your results by searching only eco-friendly companies, socially-responsible companies or non-profits. There really is a huge amount of positions advertised on the site with a vast array of professions.

If you want to take a stab at the big career search websites, both Monster.com and Yahoo! Hot Jobs. Of course the downfall of these sites is that there are always several job postings that are essentially spam or pyramid schemes. They make up for this problem by offering great resources like salary calculators and career advice from experts.

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