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Prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution was the largest green activity group with an estimated 973 current green jobs. The largest shares in this activity were government entities and wholesale recyclers.

The second largest activity was conserve natural resources (832 jobs). Again, government entities played a large role in Florida in this green activity group.

The Green Jobs Survey for Workforce Region 18 (Manatee and Sarasota counties) was conducted in 2010 by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, in partnership with Workforce Florida, Inc. and was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The regional data are designed to inform local workforce, education, and economic development partners of the dynamics of the green economy. The survey aims to help providers tailor training needs to green occupations most in demand.

G r e e n I n d u s t r y A c t i v i t i e s

Region 18Produce

Renewable Energy

Increase Energy

Efficiency

Conserve Natural

Resources

Prevent, Reduce, Clean Up Pollution

Produce Clean Transportation

and Fuels

Current Green Jobs (2010) 196 553 832 973 373

Green Jobs in 2011 209 589 1,027 1,113 481

Growth Rate 2010-2011 6.6 6.6 23.5 14.4 29.1

Region 18 ranked 9th in concentration of green jobs among Florida’s 24 workforce regions.

The number of green jobs estimated in Workforce Region 18 in 2010 was 1,714.

Through a combination of new hiring and converting existing positions to green, employers expected to add 1,773 jobs in 2011.

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Green Jobs Survey ReportWorkforce Region 18

Increase energy efficiency was the third largest green activity group with 553 green jobs, followed by produce clean transportation and fuels (373 jobs); and produce renewable energy (196 current jobs).

The one year estimated growth rate was highest for produce clean transportation and fuels (29.1 percent), followed by conserve natural resources (23.5 percent).

Most green jobs in the region were skilled workers, such as inspectors, testers, sorters, and weighers, and heating and cooling mechanics.

Landscape architects and environmental science and protection technicians had the highest share of green jobs compared to total jobs in the occupation.

Industry SectorRegion 18

Green Jobs2010

Green Jobs2011

Growth Rate(%)

Construction 370 390 5.5%

Public administration 277 386 39.1%

Wholesale trade 271 286 5.3%

Professional, scientific, and technical services 228 256 12.3%

Administrative/support and waste management/ remediation services 149 207 38.5%

Manufacturing 130 147 13.1%

Educational services 115 115 0.0%

Management of companies and enterprises 48 48 0.0%

Other services, except public administration 41 46 13.3%

Health care and social assistance 28 28 0.0%

Arts, entertainment, and recreation 23 23 0.0%

Retail trade 15 15 0.0%

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 9 9 0.0%

Utilities 8 24 200.0%

TOTAL 1,714 1,981 15.6%

The majority of green jobs were in construction (370 jobs); public administration (277 jobs); wholesale trade (271 jobs); professional, scientific, and technical services (228 jobs); and administrative /support and waste management /remediation services (149 jobs).

The highest expected growth rates were in utilities (200.0 percent); public administration (39.1 percent); and administrative/support and waste management/ remediation services (38.5 percent).

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Green Jobs by Industry Sector

Industry SectorRegion 18

Green Jobs 2010

Total Industry Employment

Percent of Total Employment

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 9 77 11.3%

Wholesale trade 271 6,640 4.1%

Construction 370 16,013 2.3%

Public administration 277 12,263 2.3%

Professional, scientific, and technical services 228 11,990 1.9%

Management of companies and enterprises 48 3,308 1.5%

Utilities 8 678 1.2%

Manufacturing 130 13,247 1.0%

Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services 149 17,452 0.9%

Educational services 115 15,279 0.7%

Other services (except public administration) 41 8,845 0.5%

Arts, entertainment, and recreation 23 8,382 0.3%

Health care and social assistance 28 38,301 0.1%

Retail trade 15 33,837 0.0%

TOTAL 1,714 238,184 0.7%

The industry with the greatest share of green jobs was mining at 11.3 percent, followed by wholesale trade at 4.1 percent.

Construction had the largest number of green jobs (370), representing 2.3 percent of industry employment.

Green ActivityRegion 18 Number of Establishments

Conserve Natural Resources 303

Prevent, Reduce, Clean up Pollution 245

Increase Energy Efficiency 200

Produce Clean Transportation and Fuels 102

Produce Renewable Energy 55

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Occupation TitlesRegion 18

Total Green Jobs 2010

Total Green Jobs 2011

Average Wage

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 143 143 $14.09

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 139 139 $20.24

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 119 131 $18.71

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 98 98 $18.41

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 90 104 $13.69

Construction Managers 82 82 $45.00

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 80 101 $20.68

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 70 70 $21.95

Biological Scientists, All Other 67 67 NA

General and Operations Managers 65 81 $44.48

Tire Repairers and Changers 48 48 $12.58

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 46 46 $32.84

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 43 139 NA

Conservation Scientists 36 38 NA

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 33 40 NA

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 33 35 $23.19

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 32 38 $9.78

Soil and Plant Scientists 30 59 NA

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 29 29 NA

Landscape Architects 28 57 $35.38

Microbiologists 28 38 NA

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 28 28 NA

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 23 23 $11.22

Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers 23 32 $29.35

Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 19 19 NA

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The top green job in Region 18 was inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers with 143 jobs.

The construction industry is involved in a number of green activities and this fact influenced the types of occupations reported on the top 25 list.

The second largest green job was heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics with 139

jobs. Other construction occupations on the top 25 list included plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (119 jobs); construction managers (82 jobs); and insulation workers (29 jobs).

The highest paid green job among the top 25 was construction managers ($45.00 hourly) and the lowest paid green job was cleaners of vehicles and equipment ($9.78 hourly).

Occupations were compared based upon green jobs as a percent of total jobs.

The greenest jobs as reported by the survey were landscape architects and environmental science and protection technicians who were both 100 percent green.

Dietetic technicians was ranked third with 47.2 percent green jobs of the total employment in this occupation. Dietetic technicians had recycling job duties, which accounted for the greenness of the occupation.

Machinery maintenance workers were fourth (41.5 percent green), followed by biological technicians (39.6 percent green).

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Landscape workers needed training in best management practices and pesticide management.

Several of the solar installation jobs identified certification by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) as a training need.

Specialized knowledge and training in conservation and low volume irrigation was identified by employers as a training need for landscapers.

Proper sizing of photovoltaic systems was noted as a needed skill for solar panel technicians.

Another skills gap identified was in energy star training.

Knowledge and skills gaps in energy management systems programming were identified for energy managers.

Managing recycling of used fluids and parts were identified as challenging knowledge and skills to learn for automotive maintenance occupations.

Occupation TitlesRegion 18

Green Jobs as a Percent of Total Jobs

Landscape Architects 100.0%Environmental Science and Protection Technicicans, Including Health 100.0%Dietetic Technicians 47.2%Maintenance Workers, Machinery 41.5%Biological Technicians 39.6%Farm and Home Management Advisors 37.0%Foresters 34.2%Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 33.2%Tire Repairers and Changers 28.6%Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 25.5%Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 19.3%Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 18.3%Engineers, All Other 17.0%Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 10.2%Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 9.9%

Education Level Total 2010EstimateTotal 2011Expected

Percent Share of Total 2010 Jobs

Master’s and above 28 38 1.6%Bachelor’s degree 295 357 17.2%Associate’s degree 220 248 12.8%Post Secondary Adult Vocational certificate 720 857 42.0%High school diploma 195 203 11.4%Less than high school 223 247 13.0%Total 1,714 1,981

Many of the green jobs in Region 18 were skilled workers in recycling and construction, and consequently required the appropriate education and training. Post Secondary Adult Vocational certificate ranked highest with 42.0 percent of estimated jobs in 2010.

Almost one third of the green jobs estimated required either a Bachelor’s or an Associate’s degree.

Training requirements for green jobs varied widely. Many jobs only required short on-the-job training (OJT), while others required advanced degrees and certificates.

Several jobs required Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard training as specified by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Educat ion and Training Requirementsfor Green Jobs

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Note: Excludes reports with no education level specified. Shares will not add to 100 percent.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and training was mentioned for several construction and construction-related occupations.

A commercial pesticide license was required of landscape managers and training on carbon sequestration/climate change was required of many senior managers working in government agencies.

Special training in acceleration and breaking of hybrid buses was required of mass transit bus drivers.

Compliance officers were required to have training for radiological and nuclear hazardous materials, Industrial Pretreatment Association certification, fundamentals of code enforcement, and backflow prevention assembly tester.

Conservation occupations were required to have training in water conservation, stormwater management, natural areas management, aquascape construction, and prescription fires.

Some general managers were required to have stormwater management knowledge, North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) certification, or Project Greenscape landscaping certification.

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Websites of interest:Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation - www.floridajobs.orgEmploy Florida - www.employflorida.com

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