Green energy job postings increase 88 percent from 2013

August 12, 2014 | By

There were more than two million job postings in the green energy sector in the first and second quarters of 2014 -- an increase of 87.5 percent from the first and second quarters of 2013 -- according to Ecotech Institute's Clean Jobs Index.

Credit: Ecotech Institute

The Clean Jobs Index classifies clean energy jobs based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics description, which defines a clean job as part of a business that benefits the environment or conserves natural resources.

Ecotech Institute created the Clean Jobs Index to provide objective job information about the renewable energy industry and gathers its information from a combination of research entities, including the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Green Building Council.

Broken down by sector, the following numbers represent the increase in jobs from 2013 through the second quarter of 2014, broken down by sector: power utility technology -- 132 percent; solar energy technology -- 116 percent; electrical engineering technology -- 74 percent; wind energy technology -- 65 percent; renewable energy technology and energy efficiency -- 63 percent.

"This Clean Jobs Index really demonstrates the rapid growth of the sustainable energy industry," said Chris Gorrie, academic dean at Ecotech Institute. "Almost double the clean jobs were posted in the first half of 2014 compared to the first half of 2013."

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