A light bulb has been turned on in the minds of experts at GE and other lighting companies such as Philips and Sylvania. That same light bulb is being turned on in more and more homes and businesses, and as this happens, more Americans are being turned on to new job opportunities along with an awareness of the joy of protecting Mother Earth.
Let’s get selfish for a moment. You know that green jobs help to save Mother Earth, thus preserving the planet for generations to come. You know that green initiatives help to save businesses and residences on energy costs. And you know that America’s use of clean energy makes it less dependent on foreign oil and thus more competitive worldwide.
No doubt exists that green jobs appear to be the wave of the future. If you’re looking for a promising career field to enter, consider that the green technology industry grew at a much faster rate than the entire economy did over the past several years – at a whopping 8.3 percent, almost as high as the current unemployment rate.
After the Solyndra green job creation situation was a huge failure on the part of the Obama administration, President Obama is doing a smarter thing – striving to create tens of thousands of new green jobs and preserve the environment in a way that poses less risk to the federal government and thus to taxpayers.
The green technology industry offers a plethora of jobs featuring varying salary ranges depending on your area of interest. From a low green jobs salary of about $30,000 all the way up to green job salaries that pay six figures, you can take your pick when claiming your desired job in the booming green industry.
