Georgia's green jobs : service delivery region 12 : coastal Georgia

Green Core Area Definitions
The Georgia Department of Labor's Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Division has identified five core areas of green business activities and green jobs. Green activities and jobs fall under one or more of the following five core areas:
Renewable Energy activities related to developing and using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass, as well as traditional, non-renewable sources of energy undergoing significant green technological changes (e.g., oil, coal, gas, and nuclear)
Energy Efficiency activities related to increasing energy efficiency (broadly defined), making energy demand response more effective, constructing "smart grids", and other energy efficient activities
Pollution Reduction & Removal, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, & Recycling & Reuse activities related to reducing or eliminating the creation or release of pollutants or hazardous waste from the environment, reducing greenhouse gas emissions through methods other than renewable energy generation and energy efficiency, such as electricity generated from nuclear sources, or reusing, remanufacturing, composting, or avoiding creation of waste materials or wastewater
Natural Resources Conservation activities related to reducing the environmental impact of agricultural production and improving natural resources conservation, including the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, soil and water conservation, sustainable forestry, land management, and wildlife preservation
Environmental Compliance, Education & Training, & Public Awareness activities related to enforcing environmental regulations, providing education & training related to green technologies & practices, & increasing public awareness of environmental issues

For more information please contact:
Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
(404) 232-3875, Fax (404) 232-3888 Email: Workforce_info@dol.state.ga.us
Georgia Department of Labor Home Page www.dol.state.ga.us
Georgia's Green Jobs Portal www.greenjobs4georgia.com
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Georgia's Service Delivery Region
12 GREEN
JOBS Coastal Georgia

Dade Catoosa

Whit eld

Walker

Murray

Chattooga

Gordon

Floyd

Bartow

Fannin

Towns

Union

Rabun

Gilmer Pickens Cherokee

White Haber-

Lumpkin

sham Stephens

Dawson Forsyth

Hall Banks Franklin Jackson Madison

Hart Elbert

Polk Haralson

Paulding Cobb Douglas

Gwinnett Barrow Clarke

Oconee Oglethorpe

DeKalb

Walton

Rock-

Wilkes

Lincoln

Carroll

Fulton Clayton

dale Newton

Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

Heard

Fayette Henry

Coweta

Spalding Butts Jasper

Putnam

Hancock

McDu e Warren
Glascock

Richmond

Troup

Meriwether

Pike

Lamar Monroe

Jones

Baldwin

Je erson Washington

Burke

Upson

Harris

Talbot

Bibb

Wilkinson

Crawford

Twiggs

Johnson

Jenkins Emanuel

Screven

Muscogee

Taylor

Peach

Marion Chattahoo-

Houston Bleckley Macon

Laurens

Treutlen

Candler Bulloch E ngham

chee

Schley Stewart Webster Sumter

Quitman

Randolph Terrell

Lee

Dooly Crisp

Pulaski Wilcox

Dodge

Montgomery

Wheeler

Toombs

Telfair

Turner

Ben Hill

Je Davis

Appling

Evans

Tattnall

Coastal Bryan Chatham

GA Liberty
Long

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Early Miller

Baker Mitchell

Worth Colquitt

Irwin Tift

Co ee

Berrien Atkinson

Cook

Lanier

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lowndes

Clinch

Echols

Bacon

Wayne

Pierce

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Charlton

Camden

Includes the following counties in the vicinity of the cities of Savannah and Brunswick: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh
Georgia Department of Labor
Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Division
Mark Butler, Commissioner

The Georgia Department of Labor recently conducted a Green Jobs Survey to assess current levels of "green" employment in the state. This pamphlet presents our findings for Service Delivery Region (SDR) #12 Coastal Georgia.
Broadly defined, a green job is one that produces goods or provides services that benefit the environment. The work can be found in at least one of the five core green economic clusters listed on the back of this pamphlet.
Nearly one percent of all jobs in this region are green, roughly the same percentage as in the state as a whole. Of the approximately 40,000 total green jobs in Georgia, 1,680, or over three percent, are located in this region. These jobs can be found in all five green economic clusters, in nine major industry sectors, and in 35 different occupations. They range from jobs that do not require any education beyond high school to positions that require advanced degrees and extensive job experience.
Survey Highlights
Fifteen of the 35 green jobs had an average wage higher than Georgia's mean wage ($20.56) for all occupations, while 11 had an average wage ($22.75) higher than all green jobs combined.
The average wage ($21.60) for all green jobs is more than 16 percent higher than the mean wage ($18.61) for all occupations in this region.
Nine industry sectors in this region had green jobs, 61 percent of which are goods-producing.
Out of 35 green jobs in this region, eleven typically require a bachelor's degree or more.

Employment by Green Core Area
Employment by Green Core Area

Envir Compli, Ed & Training, & Pub Awareness 9.7%

Renew Energy 6.9%

Nat Res Conserv 10.1%

Pollution Reduction/Removal,
Greenhse Gas Reduct, & Recycling
24.3%

Energy Efficiency 49.0%

GreenGJreoebn JsobbsybyIInndudsutrysSterctyor Sector

23 - Construction

770

54 - Prof, Scientific, & Tech Servs
56 - Admin, Support, Waste Mgt, & Remediation Servs
90 - Government

197 110 106

61 - Education Services

90

31-33 - Manufacturing 33

81 - Other Services 10

11 - Agriculture 6

48-49 - Transportation & Warehousing 2

Goods-producing

Services-providing

Top Ten Green Jobs

Average

Job Prep Employ- Hourly

Occupation

Level ment Wage

Heat, Air Cond, & Refrig Mechanics

& Installers

7 284 17.92

Supvsrs of Construction Trades

& Extraction Workers

8 165 26.85

Electricians

9 123 21.33

Civil Engineers

5

95 32.53

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsec 2

90 22.75

Janitors & Cleaners, Exc Maids

& Housekeeping Cleaners

11 79 10.02

Architects, Except Landscape & Naval

5

63 36.90

Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention

Specialists

8

48

N/A

Forest & Conservation Technicians

6

41

N/A

Carpenters

9

33 19.00

1. First Prof Degree 4. Bachelor's or Higher + Exp 7. Postsec Voc-tech Training 10. Moderate-term OJT

Job Prep Levels
2. Doctoral Degree 5. Bachelor's Degree 8. Work Exp in a Related Job 11. Short-term OJT

3. Master's Degree 6. Associate's Degree 9. Long-term OJT

GreenGreEenmEmpplolyomyenmt byeJonbtPrebpyLevJeol b Prep Level

Short-term OJT 8.2%

Master's degree

0.9%

Bachelor's or

Doctoral

higher + exp

degree

0.3%

6.8%

Mod-term OJT 8.5%

Bachelor's degree 15.2%

Long-term OJT 16.2%

Associate's degree 3.4%

Work exp in a related job 16.8%

Postsec voc training 23.7%

Bachelor's or More, 23.2%

Postsec Ed, Less tha Bachelor's, 27.1%

HS Diploma or Less, 49.7%