Entry Level Green Jobs are Less in Demand

Although the green industry has been touted as one full of entry level job opportunities, a new study has found that mid and high level green jobs are more in demand.

Green Dream Jobs recently released a report detailing the green job openings that were posted most frequently by employers and the cities in which those job openings originated.

From that research, the report found that the top 20 green job titles include:

"The leading job titles show the breadth of green positions across the economy," Rona Fried, Ph.D., CEO of SustainableBusiness.com, said. "Most people think of energy auditing and renewable energy as green jobs, but leading nonprofit organizations are major employers, and people needed to run projects and analyze data are in demand, as well as those in sales and business development. Engineers are also in demand for renewable energy operations and even in this economy, we're still seeing many job openings in green building."

The report found the most frequently used keywords by job seekers looking for green jobs include: sustainability; climate change; wind, solar, construction manager; architectural designer; executive director; and, naturalist.

The report further found that the best city for green employment during the last year was Washington, D.C., followed by the San Francisco Bay area; New York; Seattle; Boston; Chicago; Portland, Ore.; and Burlington, Vt.

Overall, the report found that there are a wide variety of employment opportunities in many fields and for people of all skill levels, despite the fact that there have been fewer green job openings during the last year.

On top of that, job seekers can expect to see a surge in openings for various renewable energy related positions as the economy begins to recover from the current economic recession.