What is a Green Job?

Read this excerpt from our Green Collar Worker Definition draft study at GreenCollarTech.com.

GreenforAll.org shoots a bit higher in their definition,

“Green-collar jobs, as we define them, are wellpaid, career track jobs that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality. Like traditional blue-collar jobs, green-collar jobs range from low-skill, entry-level positions to high-skill, higher-paid jobs, and include opportunities for advancement in both skills and wages.”

Is the “as we define them” clause an important evolution? What about the “opportunity for advancement” inclusion? Does “career track jobs” exclude stay-at-home Moms? I suppose it depends on whether you consider raising children a “well-paid” worker.

Read the rest of the draft in the Green Collar Worker Definition - draft study at GreenCollarTech.com.