These days everyone wants to be green and make green but we all know that ain’t always easy… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco
Luckily the “green” industry is highly diverse and is growing daily. “Green Careers” can encompass various industries such as: conservation, education, communication, environmental consulting, environmental management and planning, and parks and recreation, to name a few. Employers include academia, government, corporations, public and private research firms, nonprofits and grassroots organizations.
General Advice and Tips
- Determine what part of the industry interests you most – since the opportunities are so diverse, the more you can refine your career interests in the environmental field, the easier your search will be.
- Explore all resources – online, print, and professional organizations.
- The Bucknell Public Interest Program (BPIP) Internship Fund provides a $2500 stipend for students who secure an unpaid internship with a nonprofit or government organization in the summer.
- If an internship doesn’t pay, it can be done for credit.
Know the Industry!
- Riley Guide: Career and Occupational Guides – An excellent, current collection of career links which lists several free career and occupational guides
- Environmental Careers Organization – Many resources for those exploring environmental careers, conference information, publications, and paid internships.
- Envirolink – a community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in more than 150 countries, dedicated to providing comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and news
- Grist – news and commentary site that features environmental news, interviews with people in green jobs and business and a blog
- Green Wombat – daily blog that covers the intersection of the environment, technology, business and policy
Find the jobs and make the green
- Environmental Sciences Jobs in the Federal Government – Employment opportunities in natural resource management and environmental protection
- Corporate Socially Responsible Companies – a resource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in more than 105 countries
- EnvironmentalCAREER – Nationwide environmental and natural resources job listings
- Green Dream Jobs – Lists career and internship openings, links and resources
- Student Conservation Association – 3-12 month internships (expenses paid & stipends) in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, urban greenways, and wild lands managed by government and nonprofit organizations
Books and Directories in the CDC Resource Room
- 100 Jobs in the Environment
- The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century
- The Environmental Career Guide
- The Directory of National Environmental Organizations
- Education for the Earth: A Guide to Top
- Green at Work: Find a Business Career that Works for the Environment
- Environmental Jobs for Scientists and Engineers
And with that I encourage you to walk somewhere today that you normally drive to and have a very Happy Earth Day!