Green Vacancies by Industry, Firm Ownership and Firm Size
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Minnesota’s green economy mirrors the diversity of the state’s industry mix. Green vacancies were spread across 120 industries. The pie chart illustrates the percent of green vacancies by industry group. Green activities in Minnesota for each industry follow.
Construction
Installation and servicing of furnaces, air conditioners, electrical building control systems, and geothermal heat pumps as well as roofing and insulation services.
Manufacturing
Electrical building control systems and programmable thermostats for demand response; industrial precision instruments to measure air pollution, treat water, and control water flow for conservation purposes; process variable instruments to achieve resource efficiency in industrial processes; development and manufacturing of recycled-content plastic products, pipes for radiant floor heating, fuel cells, and semiconductors; energy-efficient windows manufacturing; and manufacturing, installation, and repair of energy-efficient HVAC and geothermal heat units.
Wholesale Trade
Recycling of post-consumer goods and wholesale trade of water treatment and purification products.
Other Services Except Public Administration
This diverse, catch-all industry group includes public education and advocacy on conservation and environmental protection and wind turbine installation and repair.
Professional and Technical Services
Air quality permitting, environmental compliance, environmental testing services, sustainable architectural design and construction, environment assessment services, and building commissioning services.
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Job Vacancies by Firm Size
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Firm Size Class
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Total Vacancies
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Green Vacancies
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Green Share of Total
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1-9 employees (very small)
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12%
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29%
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5.9%
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10-49 employees (small)
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27%
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37%
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3.4%
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50-249 employees (medium)
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36%
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22%
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1.6%
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250 or more employees (large)
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25%
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11%
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1.0%
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Total, all size classes
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100%
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100%
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2.5%
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Ownership and Firm Size
The distribution of green vacancies by ownership very closely resembles the distribution of all vacancies by ownership in Minnesota. Ownership categories are as follows: private corporation (75 percent of all green vacancies); private nonprofit (12 percent of all green vacancies) and government (13 percent of green vacancies).
By firm size, green job vacancies were most highly concentrated in small establishments (67 percent) and least concentrated in large establishments (11 percent). This differs markedly from total vacancies, which were most concentrated in medium-sized establishments.
Two-thirds of all green vacancies reported in establishments with fewer than 10 employees were newly created positions[1] (66 percent). Overall, green workforce expansion is more prevalent in small and medium size establishments than in larger establishments.
[1] Newly created positions are defined as positions new to the company, not replacement openings to fill positions recently left vacant.
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