Are Green Jobs More Secure?

Despite massive job reductions in many industries, green jobs are proving to be resilient, at least in Europe, some recruiters say.

According to a report posted on ClimateChangeCorp.com, the low-carbon job market in Europe continues to prosper. Here's what Ben Cartland of the environment, sustainability and climate-change job recruiter Acre Resources says:

“Appointments are still being made and we are hearing from clients that there is a need to grow their teams. And we are not talking about the standard replacement roles when people leave, these are newly-generated positions.”

Acre is conducting its second annual salary survey, and preliminary results suggest green workers feel more secure about their jobs than they did a year ago.

Cartland says sustainability managers with experience working in large corporations are hard to find as are professionals with renewable energy and engineering experience.

The ClimateChangeCorp posting cites Dawn Kenworthy at environmental recruiter Allen and York as saying the job market for renewables and energy management is booming. She says jobs in energy management are sought after because companies, in a recession, seek to save as much money as possible.