Green Jobs Survey. Workforce Region 4. Bay, Franklin, and Gulf Counties. Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center

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1 Green Jobs Survey Workforce Region 4 Bay, Franklin, and Gulf Counties,

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.

2 Green Jobs Survey Workforce Region 4 Purpose The Green Jobs Survey for Workforce Region 4 (Bay, Franklin, and Gulf 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 1,199 green jobs in Workforce Region 4 in. This represented 1.6 percent of total employment. Region 4 had the highest concentration of green jobs among Florida s 24 workforce regions. Survey results indicate that 2.8 percent of businesses in the region employ workers who produce green products or provide green services. Employers expected to add 50 jobs by 2011, representing growth of 4.1 percent. Including employers who did not have green jobs currently but planned to add new green jobs and/or to convert non-green to green jobs within the next year, job growth in the region was expected to reach 4.6 percent (55 jobs) for a total of 1,254 green jobs in Most green jobs in the region were non-professional, such as hazardous materials removal workers and laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand. Solar panel installers and protective service workers 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 1,704 represented employment in the region at the time the sample was selected. Of the total, 1,168 reporters had useable responses. Excluding out of business and unreachable establishments, the f nal response rate was 87.0 percent. 2

3 Green Jobs by Green Activity Groups and by Industry Sector Table 1 - Green Jobs by Green Activity Groups 1 Region 4 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, clean up pollution was the largest green activity group with an estimated 860 current green jobs. Many of the establishments in this activity were involved in manufacturing or construction. The second largest activity was increase energy efficiency (298 jobs). Wholesale trade and construction establishments played a large role in this green activity group. Conserve natural resources was the third largest green activity group (as gauged by employment of 230), followed by produce renewable energy (165 jobs) and produce clean transportation and fuels (46 jobs). The one-year estimated growth rate was highest for increase energy efficiency(16.6 percent), followed by conserve natural resources (10.1 percent). No job growth was expected in produce clean transportation and fuels. Table 2 - Green Jobs by Industry Sector Industry Sector - Region 4 Green Jobs Green Jobs Growth 2011 Rate (%) Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services Construction Wholesale trade Arts, entertainment, and recreation Public administration Manufacturing Professional, scientif c, and technical services Retail trade Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Transportation and warehousing Other services, except public administration Agriculture, forestry, f shing and hunting Accommodation and food services TOTAL 1,199 1, Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. The majority of green jobs were in administrative/support and waste management/remediation services (654 jobs), followed by construction (241 jobs); wholesale trade (102 jobs); arts, entertainment and recreation (40 jobs); and public administration (35 jobs). Arts, entertainment, and recreation had a high number of green jobs due to park services employees. The highest expected growth rates were in wholesale trade (22.7 percent), retail trade (22.4 percent), and professional, scientif c, and technical services (13.4 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 4 Green Jobs Total Industry Share of Total Employment Employment (%) Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services 654 4, Construction 241 4, Wholesale trade 102 2, Arts, entertainment, and recreation 40 1, Agriculture, forestry, f shing and hunting Manufacturing 34 3, Professional, scientif c, and technical services 33 3, Transportation and warehousing 9 1, Public administration 35 7, Other services, except public administration 8 2, Retail trade 24 10, Accommodation and food services 2 11, TOTAL 1,199 76, Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. The industry with the greatest share of green jobs was mining at 79.6 percent, followed by Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services at 16.1 percent. Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services had the largest number of green jobs (654), representing 16.1 percent of industry employment. Table 4 - Green Establishments by Industry Sector Industry Sector - Region 4 Green Units Total Industry Share of Units Total Units (%) Construction Arts, entertainment, and recreation Professional, scientif c, and technical services Wholesale trade Retail trade Administrative/support and waste management/remediation services Other services, except public administration Public administration Manufacturing Transportation and warehousing Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Accommodation and food services Agriculture, forestry, f shing and hunting TOTAL 168 6, Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Establishments self-identifying as green were cross tabulated by industry sector. Construction had the largest number of establishments engaged in green activities of all industries (85 establishments), followed by arts, entertainment, and recreation (16 establishments), and professional, scientif c, and technical services (16 establishments). Mining had the largest share of establishments calling themselves green (47.8 percent), followed by arts, entertainment, and recreation (13.1 percent) and construction (9.1 percent). Park services employees constituted most of the green jobs in arts, entertainment, and recreation. The share of establishments engaging in green activities (2.8 percent) was greater than the share of green jobs (1.6 percent) in Region 4 (Tables 3 and 4). 4

5 Green Sub-Activities Respondents were asked to list sub-activities under the f ve major green activity groups 2. These were converted into establishment counts across the various sub-activities. Conserve natural resources and prevent, reduce, or clean up pollution are the top two activities in which the most green establishments are engaged in as at least one of the establishment s activities. There were 329 estimated establishments in conserve natural resources and eight of its sub-activities. Sustainability planning was the highest reported sub-activity under CNR with 72 establishments reporting engagement in the activity, followed by land reclamation (62 establishments) and wetlands restoration (56 establishments). Table 5 - Top Establishments that Conserve Natural Resources Table 6 - Top Establishments that Prevent, Reduce, Clean Up Pollution Sustainability planning 72 Land reclamation 62 Wetlands restoration 56 Environmental consulting/engineering 46 Education and training related to CNR 41 Water conservation 36 Research and consulting 9 Organic farming 7 Education and training related to PRC 32 Carbon emissions monitoring/trading 23 Hazardous waste clean up 21 Research and consulting 20 Waste to energy 17 Manufacturing, operations, and maintenance related to waste to energy 8 Recycling center 7 Manufacturing green products 7 Pollution abatement 1 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. Ranking second in the estimate of establishments engaging in green activities was prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution. A total of 137 establishments in Region 4 were estimated in this activity and nine of the sub-activities. Of the sub-activities, education and training (32 establishments) was the most frequently reported sub-activity by green establishment count, followed by carbon emissions monitoring/trading (23 establishments) and hazardous waste clean up (21 establishments). Table 7 - Top Establishments that Increase Energy Efficiency Building retrof tting 22 Education and training 21 Manufacturing energy eff cient products 20 Green construction 14 Weatherization 12 Energy auditing 9 Research and consulting 6 Increase energy efficiency ranked third in the count of establishments engaging in green activities with a total of 103 establishments. Of the sub-activities, building retrof tting was the most frequently practiced one (22 establishments), followed by education and training (21 establishments) and manufacturing energy eff cient products (20 establishments). Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 2 Establishments could select more than one green activity or sub-activity. Counts by green activity and sub-activity contain duplicates and are not mutually exclusive. 5

6 Green Occupations Region 4 has a large share of total employment in the administrative/support and waste managment/remediation services sector. The top green job in Region 4 was hazardous materials removal workers (590 jobs), followed by laborers and freight, stock, and material movers (52 jobs) and furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders (51 jobs). The highest paid green job among the top 25 occupations was engineers, all other ($41.22 hourly) and the lowest paid green job was laborers and material movers ($10.52 hourly). Table 8 - Top 25 Green Occupations by Number of Jobs Occupational Title - Region 4 Green Green Average Jobs Jobs Hourly Wage 2011 * Hazardous Materials Removal Workers NA Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $10.52 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders NA Engineers, All Other $41.22 Plumbers, Pipef tters, and Steamf tters $16.66 Construction Laborers $12.00 Conservation Scientists NA Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders NA Protective Service Workers, All Other $13.01 Foresters NA Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientif c Products $21.47 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall NA Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $22.73 Construction and Related Workers, All Other $15.21 Glaziers NA Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $15.38 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $22.13 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $11.75 Retail Salespersons $12.88 Forest and Conservation Technicians NA Solar Photovoltaic Installers NA Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $14.19 General and Operations Managers 9 9 $37.70 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 8 8 $27.12 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 7 7 NA * Source:,, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, Wages. Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 6

7 Shades of Green by Occupation Occupational Title Table 9 - Top 15 Greenest Occupations Ranked by Green Jobs as a Percentage of Total Jobs Green Jobs as a Percent of Total Jobs Solar Photovoltaic Installers 100.0% Protective Service Workers, All Other 31.3% Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 25.6% Construction and Related Workers, All Other 24.5% Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 24.0% Engineers, All Other 23.8% Production Workers, All Other 16.5% Plumbers, Pipef tters, and Steamf tters 15.6% First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 15.4% Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9.2% Construction Laborers 7.7% Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 6.9% Industrial Machinery Mechanics 6.8% Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 4.8% Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 4.8% Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 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 protective service workers, all other with 31.3 percent green jobs of the total employment in this occupation. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders was third at 25.6 percent, followed by construction and related workers all other at 24.5 percent. Green Occupations by Green Activity Another type of information collected for green occupations was their association to the previously def ned f ve green activity groups. In Region 4, most jobs were engaged in prevent, reduce and clean up pollution (765 jobs) and increase energy efficiency (293 jobs). The top jobs in prevent, reduce and clean up pollution were: hazardous materials removal workers (590 jobs), furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders (51 jobs), and protective service workers, all other (23 jobs). Table 10 - Top Occupations Engaged in Prevent, Reduce, and Clean Up Pollution Title Green Jobs Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 590 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51 Protective Service Workers, All Other 23 Construction Laborers 14 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 12 Conservation Scientists 10 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 9 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 8 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 7 Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey,. 7

8 The top two jobs engaged in activities related to increase energy efficiency were engineers, all other (42 jobs) and plumbers, pipef tters, and steamf tters (38 jobs). Third in IEE was chemical equipment operators and tenders (30 jobs), followed by sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientif c products (21 jobs). Table 11 - Top Occupations Engaged in Increase Energy Efficiency Title Green Jobs Engineers, All Other 42 Plumbers, Pipef tters, and Steamf tters 38 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 30 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientif c Products 21 Construction Laborers 21 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 21 Construction and Related Workers, All Other 19 Glaziers 19 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 17 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 14 Table 12 - Top Occupations Engaged In Conserve Natural Resources Title Green Jobs Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 44 Engineers, All Other 42 Conservation Scientists 30 Protective Service Workers, All Other 28 Foresters 26 Environmental Scientists and Spec., Including Health 15 Construction Laborers 14 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 14 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 13 Forest and Conservation Technicians 12 The third major green activity was conserve natural resources, which had 291 jobs in this activity. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand (44 jobs) and engineers, all other (42 jobs) were the top two for the CNR activity group, followed by conservation scientists (30 jobs) and protective service workers (28 jobs). Green Vacancies Industry Title Table 13 - Green Vacancies by Industry Sector Green Vacancies Admin. and support and waste management and remediation services 6 Retail trade 5 Construction 5 TOTAL 1 6 Table 14 - Green Vacancies by Occupation Ranked by Number of Vacancies Occupational Title Green Vacancies Hazardous materials removal workers 6 Retail Salespersons 5 Electricians 2 Helpers -- Electricians 2 TOTAL 16 Sixteen green vacancies were estimated in Region 4 during the survey period. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services was the industry with the highest number of green vacancies. Hazardous materials removal workers was the occupation with the highest number of green vacancies. 8

Educational and Training Requirements for Green Jobs Table 15 Educational Requirements for Green Jobs Educational Level Green Jobs Green Jobs 2011 Share of Total Jobs (%) Bachelor s degree 137 157 11.

8 Total 1,199 1,248 Over half of the green jobs estimated required either a Bachelor s or Associate s degree. Post Secondary Adult Vocational certif cate ranked next with 16.

9 Educational and Training Requirements for Green Jobs Table 15 Educational Requirements for Green Jobs Educational Level Green Jobs Green Jobs 2011 Share of Total Jobs (%) Bachelor s degree Associate s degree Post Secondary Adult Vocational certif cate High school diploma Less than high school Total 1,199 1,248 Over half of the green jobs estimated required either a Bachelor s or Associate s degree. Post Secondary Adult Vocational certif cate ranked next with 16.4 percent of estimated jobs over the next year. 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. Note: Excludes reports with no education level specif ed. Shares will not add to 100 percent. Source:,, Florida Green Jobs Survey, Several jobs required training on how to conserve, prevent, reduce, and clean up natural resources without causing harm to the ecosystem. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certif cation and training was mentioned as required for civil engineers. The top green occupation for the region (hazardous materials removal workers) required respirator training and a 40 hour training in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard as specif ed by the U.S. Department of Labor s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Certif cation in hybrid cars was required for automotive technicians. Green Training Needs and Skills Gaps Knowledge of green cleaning products and use of gray water in irrigation was mentioned as needed for park services employees. Another skills gap identif ed by government employers was in knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with applying green technology to water and land resources. Specialized knowledge and training in water reuse installation and ozone generator installation was identif ed by employers as a training need for industrial machinery mechanics. Knowledge of products used to clean up chemicals and dispose of them was noted as a needed green skill by production workers. These workers also needed training in handling MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) problems and chemicals and safety training. 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

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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

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