Green Jobs

[sylvie]

I'd love to get on the bandwagon for a green job.
This article discusses the role 2 year community colleges will play in offering training towards a green job:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/economy/community_colleges_green_jobs.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes

The problem I see is that most of these green jobs aren't really geared to women due to strength demands or the older worker with little time to retrain as well as strength demands. This job market is aimed towards young guys. This is the same complaint I have about the road and bridge repair jobs created in the economic downturn.

Many of these green jobs haven't been created yet. Some that have the label aren't really green jobs but somehow qualified for the green subsidies.

 

[delia_peterson]

I'd love to get on the bandwagon for a green job.
This article discusses the role 2 year community colleges will play in offering training towards a green job:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/economy/community_colleges_green_jobs.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes

The problem I see is that most of these green jobs aren't really geared to women due to strength demands or the older worker with little time to retrain as well as strength demands. This job market is aimed towards young guys. This is the same complaint I have about the road and bridge repair jobs created in the economic downturn.

Many of these green jobs haven't been created yet. Some that have the label aren't really green jobs but somehow qualified for the green subsidies.

I would love to get on the bandwagon too. What is up with these people? Actually that wind tech job looks awesome.....

 

[sylvie]

I looked into a soil scientist job but was very discouraged to find that it requires 4 more years of college for me. They say they are in urgent need and the few that exist are greatly over worked causing extreme delays in state mandated inspections and evaluations. If they would be more reasonable and pare down the time requisite to two years I'd jump all over it.

 

[Wildsky]

I looked into a soil scientist job but was very discouraged to find that it requires 4 more years of college for me. They say they are in urgent need and the few that exist are greatly over worked causing extreme delays in state mandated inspections and evaluations. If they would be more reasonable and pare down the time requisite to two years I'd jump all over it.

4 years isnn't that long, once you get going it will fly right on by! You could still be sitting around in two years wondering what to do...

Best thing is to JUMP in if it sounds like something you'd like, just get in and get started, if you change your mind you wouldn't have lost anything, and would gain at least some knowledge!