Pa. near the top in clean-energy jobs
Philadelphia Business Journal, June 10, 2009
Pennsylvania ranks third in clean-energy jobs nationwide with 38,763 of them in 2007, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
New Jersey was ninth with 25,397 clean-energy jobs. California was first with 125,390 and Texas was second with 55,646.
The report, called, œThe Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investment, lists the number of clean-energy jobs, companies and investments in each state and Washington, D.C.
It defines them as jobs, companies and investments œaimed at developing clean, renewable sources of energy, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and conserving water and other natural resources.
Clean-energy workers include engineers, plumbers, administrative assistants, construction workers, and marketing consultants. Their annual incomes range from $21,000 to $111,000.
The report found that the number of clean-energy jobs increased faster than the rate of all jobs between 1998 and 2007. In the latter year, there were 68,200 clean-energy businesses employing 770,000 people, according to the report.
By comparison, biotechnology companies employed fewer than 200,000 in 2007, the report said.
The report also said that the clean-energy economy œhas tremendous potential for growth because of investments by the public and private sectors and other actions on the part of federal and state governments.
The report can be downloaded from the Pew Charitable Trusts' Web site.
New Jersey was ninth with 25,397 clean-energy jobs. California was first with 125,390 and Texas was second with 55,646.
The report, called, œThe Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investment, lists the number of clean-energy jobs, companies and investments in each state and Washington, D.C.
It defines them as jobs, companies and investments œaimed at developing clean, renewable sources of energy, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and conserving water and other natural resources.
Clean-energy workers include engineers, plumbers, administrative assistants, construction workers, and marketing consultants. Their annual incomes range from $21,000 to $111,000.
The report found that the number of clean-energy jobs increased faster than the rate of all jobs between 1998 and 2007. In the latter year, there were 68,200 clean-energy businesses employing 770,000 people, according to the report.
By comparison, biotechnology companies employed fewer than 200,000 in 2007, the report said.
The report also said that the clean-energy economy œhas tremendous potential for growth because of investments by the public and private sectors and other actions on the part of federal and state governments.
The report can be downloaded from the Pew Charitable Trusts' Web site.