General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems. Learn to see if this is the right green job for you.
Read moreMachinists set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools. Learn to see if this is the right green job for you.
Read moreElectricity is an important part of everyday life. Power plant operators control, operate, or maintain machinery and equipment, including auxiliary equipment to generate the electricity that we use. Learn to see if this is the right green job for you.
Read morePower distributors and dispatchers control the distribution of electricity from power plants to substations, industrial and residential users. Learn to see if this is the right green job for you.
Read moreCivil engineers design, construct, supervise, operate, and maintain large construction projects and systems, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment.
Read moreMethane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, is burned for heat and energy production, creating renewable energy. Methane/landfill gas collection system operators direct operations of landfill gas projects to convert methane into green energy resource.
Read moreHydroelectric power or hydropower is a low cost and widely used form of renewable energy. Hydroelectric production managers are responsible for directing, coordinating, planning and overseeing tasks and operations at hydroelectric power generation plants.
Read moreHydroelectricity the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. The cost of hydroelectricity is relatively low, making it a competitive source of renewable electricity. Hydroelectric plant technicians operate and control activities associated with hydropower generation.
Read moreGeothermal power plants use the Earth’s natural underground heat to provide clean, renewable energy. Geothermal production manager jobs are in demand with an average annual salary of $89,190. In some states, geothermal production managers have a salary of over $100,000 a year.
Read moreMany technologies have been developed to take advantage of geothermal energy – the heat from the earth. Geothermal energy sources are used primarily for geothermal electricity production and in geothermal heat pumps to heat and cool buildings. Geothermal technicians jobs are in demand with a growth rate between 10 to 19% in the next 10 years.
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