Where To Find Green Jobs
January 9, 2009 by Jennifer
In the last post I mentioned the NPR piece on green jobs and economic stimulus. If you’re pro-green jobs, and wondering how you can get one, I’ve compiled a list of places you might start looking.
The Treehugger job board -everything from writers, to program directors, to LED lighting sales, and more. Updated fairly frequently.
Green Jobs – mainly employment that’s renewable energy related.
Grist: Jobs – educational jobs, green building, tech, and more. Not oodles of jobs, but updated often.
Care2 JobFinder - seems to have mostly high tech green jobs, but I haven’t spent too much time there.
GreenCareers by MonsterTRAK – smaller amount of entry level green jobs – mainly energy related.
idealist.org – not all perfectly green jobs, but all jobs are geared toward making a difference, and there’s tons.
Green Non-Profit Jobs – excellent list of where you need to be if you’d like to be in the thick of the green non-profit revolution.
Green Career Conferences & Events – awesome list of green career fairs.
Green Gigs – this is one of the only green job boards I visit regularly, as they often post writing gigs. Other types of gigs are posted too.
Planet Green has a must read article for anyone interested in a green job. Tips GALORE.
My best green job hunting tip:
You can browse the job boards frantically, or you can take a more direct approach. Most organic cosmetic, green building, and eco-fashion companies (among other green places) have job listings on their website.
For example:
And more. You can muck around with job boards, or find a company you adore, locate their contact info, and start career-flirting with them.
Are you interested in green jobs? Why or why not?
Thank you for including Green Gigs in your list Jennifer! I’m glad to hear you are a regular visitor and I hope you have found some good leads. I do end up posting a fair number of writing leads, but I post what I find, as long as it is green and home-based. Best of luck in your green job hunt!
You’re welcome
There are so few green sites that actually feature writing or telecommute gigs, so your site is very valuable. It’s one of only eight job sites I have in my rss.