Green Jobs Definition

This study defines a green job as one that is directly related and/or essential to a green product, green service, or green process and at which workers spend at least 50 percent of the time in any of the following activities:

Renewable Energy or Alternative Fuels
Energy and/or Resource Efficiency
Environmental Cleanup (including recycling and pollution prevention/mitigation activities)
Sustainable Agriculture or Natural Resource Conservation
Environmental Education, Regulation, Compliance, or Research