Green Jobs Survey. Workforce Region 9. Alachua and Bradford Counties. Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center

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1 Green Jobs Survey Workforce Region 9 Alachua and Bradford Counties,

2 Green Jobs Survey Workforce Region 9 Purpose The Green Jobs Survey for Workforce Region 9 (Alachua and Bradford counties) was conducted in. The survey was conducted by the in partnership with Workforce Florida, Inc., and was funded by a competitive grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The regional data provided are designed to inform local workforce, education, and economic development partners of the dynamics of the green economy in the workforce region. The survey aims to help providers tailor training for green occupations most in demand. Green Jobs The survey results indicated an estimated 1,156 green jobs in Workforce Region 9 in. This represented about 1.0 percent of total employment. Survey results indicated that 3.6 percent of businesses in the region employed workers who produced green products or provided green services. Employers expected to add 23 jobs by 2011, representing growth of 1.9 percent in the number of green jobs. Many of the green jobs in the region were skilled technicians or professionals. Solar panel installers and environmental engineers had the highest share of green jobs compared to total jobs in the occupation. Methodology The survey was organized into several sections. One section covered Green Activities at the establishment level and survey respondents were asked to provide information on their type of green activity broken into f ve types: produce renewable energy (PRE); increase energy efficiency (IEE); conserve natural resources (CNR); prevent, reduce and clean up pollution (PRC); and produce clean transportation and fuels (PCT). These abbreviations will be used to reference activity groups in the following narrative. These f ve activity groups were further broken down into sub-activities. Respondents were asked to provide a one-year estimate of possible changes in their green jobs count by one of the f ve green activity groups. The second part of the survey asked respondents about their green occupations, if they had any green vacancies, what additional training was needed related to green knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), what green KSAs were needed in the future and the linkage between green occupations and the f ve green activity types listed above (PRE, IEE, CNR, PRC, PCT or other). The survey sample of 2,135 yielded 1,441 reporters with useable responses. Excluding out of business and unreachable establishments, the f nal response rate was 87.5 percent. 2

3 Green Jobs by Green Activity Groups and by Industry Sector Table 1 - Green Jobs by Green Activity Groups 1 Region 9 Produce Increase Conserve Prevent, Produce Clean Renewable Energy Natural Reduce, Clean Transportation Energy Efficiency Resources Up Pollution and Fuels Green Jobs Green Jobs Growth Rate (%) Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution was the largest green activity group with an estimated 2,071 current green jobs, followed by increase energy efficiency with 1,927 jobs. Conserve natural resources was the third largest green activity group (as gauged by employment of 982), followed by produce renewable energy (476 current jobs). Produce clean transportation and fuels (451 jobs) was last in number of green jobs. The one-year estimated growth rate was highest (11.9 percent) for the smallest green activity group, produce clean transportation and fuels. Produce renewable energy (6.9 percent) ranked second in expected growth. IEE ranked last in growth rate (1.2 percent), but was the second largest green activity group. Table 2 - Green Jobs by Industry Sector Industry Sector - Region 9 Green Jobs Green Jobs Growth 2011 Rate (%) Professional, scientif c, and technical services Construction Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services Other services, except public administration Retail trade Public administration Manufacturing Arts, entertainment, and recreation Agriculture, forestry, f shing and hunting Wholesale trade Accommodation and food services Utilities Health care and social assistance Finance and insurance Real estate and rental and leasing Educational services TOTAL 1,156 1, Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. The majority of green jobs were in professional and technical services (279 jobs), followed by construction (237 jobs), and administrative/support and waste management/remediation services (205 jobs). The highest expected growth rates were in real estate and rental and leasing (25.0 percent), retail trade (12.5 percent), and construction (5.4 percent). 1 Establishments could select more than one green activity. Counts by green activity contain duplicates and are not mutually exclusive. 3

4 Table 3 - Share of Green Jobs by Industry Sector Industry Sector - Region 9 Green Total Share of Jobs Industry Total Employment Employment (%) Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services 205 3, Construction 237 4, Professional, scientif c, and technical services 279 5, Utilities Agriculture, forestry, f shing and hunting Other services 90 3, Arts, entertainment, and recreation 38 1, Wholesale trade 36 2, Manufacturing 49 4, Public administration 51 8, Retail trade 59 13, Accommodation and food services 30 12, Real estate and rental and leasing 4 2, Finance and insurance 6 3, Health care and social assistance 16 25, TOTAL 1, , The industry with the greatest share of green jobs was administrative/support and waste management/remediation services (5.3 percent), followed by construction (5.1 percent) and professional, scientif c, and technical services (4.8 percent). Finance and insurance at 0.2 percent and health care and social assistance (0.1 percent) had relatively small shares of green jobs to total jobs. The percent of green industry employment, about 1.0 percent, was less than the percent of green establishments (3.6 percent) (Tables 3 and 4). Table 4 - Green Establishments by Industry Sector Industry Sector - Region 9 Green Total Share of Units Industry Total Units (%) Construction Professional, scientif c, and technical services Other services (except public administration) Public administration Health care and social assistance Accommodation and food services Arts, entertainment, and recreation Manufacturing Retail trade 8 1, Finance and insurance Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services Wholesale trade Utilities Agriculture, forestry, f shing and hunting Real estate and rental and leasing TOTAL 265 7, Establishments self-identifying as green were cross tabulated by major industry group. Construction had the largest number of establishments engaged in green activities of all industries (63 establishments), followed by professional, scientif c, and technical services (58 establishments), and other services (38 establishments). Utilities had the largest share of establishments calling themselves green (44.3 percent), but only had a green establishment count of 3. Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 4

5 Green Sub-Activities Respondents were asked to list sub-activities under the f ve major green activity groups. These were converted into establishment counts across the various sub-activities. Conserve natural resources (306 establishments) and increase energy efficiency (178 establishments) were the top two activities in which the most green establishments were engaged as at least one of the establishment s activities. Water conservation (68 establishments) and wetlands restoration (44 establishments) were the highest reported sub-activities under conserve natural resources. Land reclamation ranked third (42 establishments) and organic farming ranked fourth (40 establishments). Table 5 - Top Establishments that Conserve Natural Resources Water conservation 68 Wetlands restoration 44 Land reclamation 42 Organic farming 40 Environmental consulting & engineering 37 Sustainability planning 35 Education & training related to CNR 29 Research & consulting related to CNR 11 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Table 6- Top Establishments that Increase Energy Efficiency Green construction 71 Building retrof tting 49 Weatherization 15 Energy auditing 13 Manufacturing energy eff cient products 12 Smart Grid 9 Education & training related to IEE 6 A total of 178 establishments in Region 9 reported engaging in activities related to increase energy efficiency. Green construction (71 establishments) was the sub-activity under IEE with the greatest number of establishments, followed by building retrof t- ting (49 establishments) and weatherization (15 establishments. Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Ranking third in the estimates of establishments engaging in green activities in Region 9 was prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution (109 establishments). Of the sub-activities, the top three were waste to energy (56 establishments), waste to energy operations and maintenance (14 establishments), and recycling (14 establishments). Table 7- Top Establishments that Prevent, Reduce, Clean Up Pollution Waste to energy 56 Waste to energy operations & maintenance 14 Recycling center 14 Pollution abatement 13 Hazardous waste clean up 6 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 5

6 Green Occupations Region 9 has a mix of low skilled and highly skilled and professional jobs in the top 25 green jobs list. The top green job in Region 9 was janitors and cleaners with an estimated 200 jobs in. Construction industry jobs engage in many green activities and heating and air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics ranked second with 100 jobs, civil engineer ranked fourth with 50 jobs, followed by roofers with 45 jobs, while solar photovoltaic installers ranked tenth (34 jobs). The highest paid green job among the top 25 in Region 9 was construction managers ($48.64) and the lowest paid green job was combined food preparation and serving workers ($8.94). Table 8 - Top 25 Green Occupations by Number of Jobs Occupational Title Green Jobs Green Jobs 2011 Average Hourly Wage * Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $10.13 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $17.42 Environmental Engineers $31.79 Civil Engineers $33.27 Roofers $14.15 Production Workers, All Other NA Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $16.95 Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers $27.66 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $33.40 Solar Photovoltaic Installers NA Team Assemblers $14.11 General and Operations Managers $40.02 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $10.80 Conservation Scientists NA Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food $8.94 Plant and System Operators, All Other NA Construction Managers $48.64 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $15.60 Park Rangers $14.38 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $13.32 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $16.57 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists NA Logging Equipment Operators NA Business Operations Specialists, All Other $27.87 First-Line Supervisors of Off ce and Administrative Support Workers $20.71 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 6

7 Shades of Green by Occupation Title Table 9- Top 15 Greenest Occupations Ranked by Green Jobs as a Percentage of Total Jobs Solar Photovoltaic Installers 100.0% Environmental Engineers 72.0% Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 60.6% Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 24.7% Roofers 20.8% Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 15.3% Civil Engineers 12.4% Environmental Engineering Technicians 12.2% First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 12.0% Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 11.8% Chemical Engineers 10.7% Park Rangers 10.7% Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 10.4% Team Assemblers 10.2% Database Administrators 9.4% Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Green Jobs as a Percent of Total Jobs Occupations were compared based upon green jobs as a percent of total jobs as measured by occupational estimates. The greenest job was photovoltaic installers who were 100 percent green (all solar photovoltaic installers were estimated to perform a green job), followed by environmental engineers with 72.0 percent green jobs of the total employment in this occupation. Environmental science and protection technicians ranked third with 60.6 percent of total jobs being green. Green Occupations by Green Activity Table 10 -Top Occupations Engaged in Increase Energy Efficiency Another type of information collected for green occupations was their association to the previously def ned f ve green activity groups. In Region 9, most jobs were engaged in increase energy efficiency (541 jobs). The top jobs in IEE were heating and air conditioning mechanics (100 jobs), environmental engineers (62 jobs), and civil engineers (47 jobs). Five of the top ten jobs for IEE were construction-related. Occupational Title Green Jobs Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 100 Environmental Engineers 62 Civil Engineers 47 Roofers 45 Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers 36 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 34 Team Assemblers 31 Production Workers, All Other 24 Construction Managers 20 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 7

8 Table 11 - Top Occupations Engaged in Prevent, Reduce, and Clean Up Pollution Occupational Title Green Jobs Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 200 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 43 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 27 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 27 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 21 Plant and System Operators, All Other 20 Environmental Engineers 18 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 18 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17 Park Rangers 17 The next largest green activity group by occupation for Region 9 was prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution with an estimated 510 jobs. Janitors and cleaners ranked f rst (200 jobs), followed by heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (43 jobs), and environmental scientists and specialists (27 jobs). Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Green Vacancies Ten green vacancies were estimated in Region 9 during the survey period. Retail trade had the greatest number of green vacancies, followed by construction. Team assemblers and production workers (4 vacancies each) had the largest number of occupational vacancies. Industry Title Table 12 - Green Vacancies by Industry Sector Green Vacancies Retail trade 7 Construction 2 TOTAL 1 0 Table 13 - Green Vacancies by Occupation Ranked by Number of Vacancies Occupational Title Green Vacancies Team Assemblers 4 Production Workers, All Other 4 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientif c Products 2 TOTAL 1 0 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 8

9 Educational and Training Requirements for Green Jobs Table 14 Educational Requirements for Green Jobs Educational Level Green Jobs Green Jobs 2011 Share of Total Jobs (%) Master s and above Bachelor s degree Associate s degree Post Secondary Adult Vocational certif cate High school diploma Less than high school Total 1,156 1,179 Note: Excludes reports with no education level specif ed. Shares will not add to 100 percent. Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey, Over 60 percent of the green jobs estimated required some training or education above high school level and 44 percent required either a Bachelor s or Associate s degree. Post Secondary Adult Vocational certif cate had the largest share with 28 percent of estimated green jobs in Region 9 requiring this training level. Training requirements for green jobs varied widely. Training requirements were collected for each occupation identif ed by the survey respondents as green. Many jobs only required short on-the-job training (OJT) while many required advanced degrees and certif cates. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certif cation and training was mentioned for several construction occupations, including general and operations managers, construction managers, cost estimators and supervisors of construction and extraction workers. Many of the professional green jobs required a four year degree or higher in engineering, geology, or urban and regional planning. Several jobs required Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard training as specif ed by the U.S. Department of Labor s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certif cation and training was mentioned for several construction occupations including construction supervisors. Green Training Needs and Skills Gaps Many of the green jobs identif ed in Region 9 required completion of the Certif ed Global Business Professional program and these included many business operations specialists, civil and environmental engineers, instruction coordinators, and construction supervisors. Energy monitoring and eff ciency was listed for construction managers and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA Method 9) training from EPA was listed for environmental engineers and technicians. This training deals with measures of air quality based on visual opacity. Solar installers were trained in-house but still needed to work under the direction of a Florida state certif ed contractor. Knowledge, abilities, and skills gaps included possessing the knowledge to apply green technology to water quality and land resources. Another needed skill was energy monitoring and energy eff ciency for construction supervisors. Knowledge of swimming pool hydraulics and programming for variable speed pumps was also listed for f rst-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers; and for maintenance and repair workers. This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor s Employment and Training Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does not necessarily ref ect the off cial position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This solution is copyrighted by the institution that created it. Internal use by an organization and/or personal use by an individual for non-commercial purposes is permissible. All other uses require the prior authorization of the copyright owner. 9

10 Green Jobs Florida.net Agency for Workforce Innovation Phone: Toll Free: orida.net TTY is available via the Florida Relay Service at 711 Websites of interest: - oridajobs.org Employ Florida - orida.com Florida Green Jobs Portal greenjobs.employfl orida.com This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor s Employment and Training Administration. The solution was created by the grantee and does not necessarily refl ect the offi cial position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This solution is copyrighted by the institution that created it. Internal use by an organization and/or personal use by an individual for non-commercial purposes is permissible. All other uses require the prior authorization of the copyright owner. 10