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Occupations in this report are identified from data collected in the Arizona Green Jobs Survey that was conducted between May and September 2010. They reflect green occupations requiring significant education or relevant skills. The following steps were taken in selecting the occupations:

• Identified higher skill occupations: Green jobs requiring some education or certification were identified. O*Net and Green Jobs Survey responses were used to determine the post-secondary education or certification requirements.
• Excluded low wage occupations: Using average wage data from the Survey, any occupations paying less than 85% of the Arizona statewide average wage were excluded.
• Identified occupations with employment concentration in Arizona: Further refining the list of occupations to be included, only occupations identified in the Survey as having more than 25 total green jobs were included.
• Included only occupations with positive job growth projections: Using growth data from both the Survey and overall occupational projections, occupations identified in either source as offering potential positive growth were included in the final list of green occupations.

Applying this methodology generated a list of 45 occupations for the development of green occupational profiles. For more information, see the About Green Occupation Profiles (PDF 37 KB)

Download a zip file containing all 45 occupation profiles (ZIP 28,597 KB) or select individual profiles from the list below:

NEW -- Survey data on employment in green goods and services industries published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)