Occupations in the Green Economy

What is a green job? A job with a focus on activities that restore or preserve environmental quality; reduce energy, materials and water consumption; decarbonize the economy; and minimize or altogether avoid the generation of all forms of waste and pollution.
Vancouver Economic Commission | State of Vancouver’s Green Economy 2018

All occupational sectors contribute to BC’s green economy to varying degrees.  A green job can be with business, nonprofit organizations, government or education. Small business, self-employment and entrepreneurship is very much a part of the new green economy. Some green jobs require specific ‘green’ skills or education, such as a solar engineer, an environmental educator, or an organic gardener. Other positions do not necessarily require a green background — for example a graphic designer or accountant working for a green company or organization.

Green jobs in agriculture (which include farmers and farm managers, aquaculture operators, nursery and greenhouse operators, and landscaping and ground maintenance supervisors) employ the most people in BC’s green economy.

Green jobs are found in these sectors:

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