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Some of the sectors, which have the potential for green jobs are as follows:
Sector Areas/ Field Green Jobs
Agriculture • Organic farming • Water quality technician
• Watershed management • Rain water harvesting professionals and technician
• Rain water harvesting • Solar pump technician
• Greenhouse or polyhouse professionals and
technicians
Construction • Planning, design and manufacturing • Green builders
of energy efficient lighting appliances • Green design professionals
and equipment • Green workers
• Increasing efficiency of existing
buildings through energy audits
• Planning, design, and construction of
green buildings
• Green plumbing, using sensor based
equipment
Energy • Research, construction, and • Solar Cell Technicians and Engineers
monitoring of power plant, including • Wind energy professionals
plant efficiency and carbon • Wind energy workers
sequestration measures. • Biofuel professionals
• Increased power plant efficiency • Wave energy producers
Forestry • Reforestation and afforestation projects • Natural scientists
• Agroforestry and vertical farming for
better utilisation of natural resources
Manufacturing • Pollution control • Recyclers
• Energy efficiency
• Recycling waste materials
Retail • Greener products and specifically • Green salesperson
targeted green stores • Accountants
• Cashiers
• Sales associates
Automotive • Research and design on more fuel • Clean car engineers
and Transport efficient vehicles and on public
transport systems
• Manufacture of alternatively fuelled
vehicles
Tourism and • Eco-friendly practices, such as • Eco-tour guides
Hospitality centralized lighting and air conditioning • Green tour guides
systems for saving electricity
• Eco-tour guides
Education • Research and development activities for • Teachers teaching environmental education
promoting green growth and economy • Green scientist
• Teaching environmental education • Conservation biologists
• Research and development in
conservation of natural resources
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