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Ecotech Institute’s Clean Jobs Index Shows a 19 Percent Increase in Clean Jobs in 2013 National study shows more than 3.5 million clean jobs available in 2013, with a 57 percent increase in solar jobs Denver, CO, March 07, 2014 - Ecotech Institute’s Clean Jobs Index, a tool to compare states’ use and development of clean and sustainable energy, found more than 3.5 million job postings in the clean energy sector last year. This is a 19 percent increase from 2012. The Clean Jobs Index classifies clean energy jobs based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics description, which says that a clean job is part of a business that benefits the environment or conserves natural resources. Ecotech Institute, the only college entirely focused on renewable energy and sustainability training, created the Clean Jobs Index to provide objective job information about the renewable energy industry. The Index also looks at various sustainability factors such as alternative fueling stations, LEED projects and total energy consumption across the U.S. Highlights from the Clean Jobs Index 2013 Number of U.S. Clean Jobs Postings in 2013: 3,599,022 (a 19 percent increase from 2012) Large Growth in Clean Jobs (compared to 2012 clean jobs postings) Solar Jobs – up 57 percent Wind Jobs – up 20 percent Renewable Energy Jobs – up 9.3 percent Clean 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Jobs by Population (Jobs per 100,000 residents) North Dakota – 2,554 Iowa – 1,811 Massachusetts – 1,768 Delaware – 1,700 Alaska – 1,644 Minnesota – 1,557 Maine – 1,549 Nebraska – 1,510