Green Goods and Services Occupations
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Ten largest occupations in establishments with all revenue from green goods and services, by industry sector, November 2011
Ten largest occupations in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
14,130 |
33.8% |
$21,540 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
3,020 |
7.2% |
$22,860 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
2,960 |
7.1% |
$36,700 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
2,270 |
5.4% |
$30,990 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
1,690 |
4.0% |
$23,910 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
1,620 |
3.9% |
$40,490 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
1,420 |
3.4% |
$32,110 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
1,160 |
2.8% |
$20,150 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
1,120 |
2.7% |
$31,440 |
Fallers |
1,010 |
2.4% |
$33,950 |
Ten largest occupations in the utilities industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
20,200 |
14.2% |
$44,560 |
Nuclear Engineers |
8,170 |
5.8% |
$96,270 |
Security Guards |
5,270 |
3.7% |
$43,580 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
5,100 |
3.6% |
$61,830 |
Power Plant Operators |
4,530 |
3.2% |
$57,620 |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
4,380 |
3.1% |
$77,660 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
4,020 |
2.8% |
$69,930 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
3,880 |
2.7% |
$47,180 |
Nuclear Technicians |
3,630 |
2.6% |
$75,370 |
Office Clerks, General |
3,520 |
2.5% |
$37,640 |
Ten largest occupations in the construction industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
8,210 |
8.9% |
$30,390 |
Carpenters |
7,860 |
8.5% |
$39,900 |
Construction Laborers |
7,680 |
8.3% |
$38,020 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
5,830 |
6.3% |
$62,870 |
Electricians |
5,390 |
5.9% |
$54,230 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
5,190 |
5.6% |
$43,010 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
4,730 |
5.1% |
$41,330 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
2,810 |
3.0% |
$35,200 |
Construction Managers |
2,610 |
2.8% |
$86,130 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
2,440 |
2.6% |
$53,510 |
Ten largest occupations in the manufacturing industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Team Assemblers |
28,000 |
10.5% |
$29,750 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
10,210 |
3.8% |
$57,660 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
7,750 |
2.9% |
$30,370 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
7,160 |
2.7% |
$38,380 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
6,900 |
2.6% |
$45,330 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
6,310 |
2.4% |
$47,740 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
5,840 |
2.2% |
$29,580 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
5,420 |
2.0% |
$33,090 |
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
5,200 |
2.0% |
$32,060 |
Semiconductor Processors |
4,810 |
1.8% |
$38,280 |
Ten largest occupations in the wholesale trade industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
20,420 |
25.3% |
$25,200 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
6,450 |
8.0% |
$34,660 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
4,360 |
5.4% |
$58,830 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
4,350 |
5.4% |
$26,880 |
Office Clerks, General |
2,670 |
3.3% |
$27,600 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
2,640 |
3.3% |
$31,730 |
General and Operations Managers |
2,620 |
3.2% |
$113,400 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
2,030 |
2.5% |
$29,410 |
Production Workers, All Other |
1,790 |
2.2% |
$23,130 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
1,670 |
2.1% |
$27,410 |
Ten largest occupations in the retail trade industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Retail Salespersons |
26,860 |
40.3% |
$20,080 |
Cashiers |
15,000 |
22.5% |
$18,300 |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers |
8,210 |
12.3% |
$20,210 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
4,590 |
6.9% |
$31,860 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
2,880 |
4.3% |
$20,970 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers |
1,350 |
2.0% |
$28,560 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
1,310 |
2.0% |
$24,160 |
General and Operations Managers |
590 |
0.9% |
$88,170 |
Security Guards |
550 |
0.8% |
$48,800 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
400 |
0.6% |
$22,480 |
Ten largest occupations in the transportation and warehousing industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client |
174,180 |
38.3% |
$30,450 |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity |
104,380 |
23.0% |
$41,640 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists |
19,850 |
4.4% |
$47,500 |
Childcare Workers |
10,620 |
2.3% |
$20,780 |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators |
8,900 |
2.0% |
$59,930 |
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants |
8,350 |
1.8% |
$21,600 |
Subway and Streetcar Operators |
7,720 |
1.7% |
$58,920 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment |
7,700 |
1.7% |
$38,110 |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
7,030 |
1.5% |
$46,940 |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs |
6,390 |
1.4% |
$25,910 |
Ten largest occupations in the information industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Editors |
2,150 |
8.5% |
$47,930 |
Reporters and Correspondents |
2,070 |
8.1% |
$27,790 |
Advertising Sales Agents |
2,060 |
8.1% |
$39,140 |
Producers and Directors |
1,090 |
4.3% |
$62,720 |
Librarians |
910 |
3.6% |
$40,640 |
Library Technicians |
880 |
3.5% |
$25,910 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
750 |
2.9% |
$32,660 |
Office Clerks, General |
730 |
2.9% |
$27,200 |
Radio and Television Announcers |
710 |
2.8% |
$39,470 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
680 |
2.7% |
$30,300 |
Ten largest occupations in the professional, scientific, and technical services industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
12,130 |
8.8% |
$67,700 |
Environmental Engineers |
7,990 |
5.8% |
$82,060 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
7,250 |
5.2% |
$43,150 |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
5,770 |
4.2% |
$83,560 |
Chemists |
4,710 |
3.4% |
$55,660 |
General and Operations Managers |
4,650 |
3.4% |
$132,580 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
4,280 |
3.1% |
$66,700 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
3,980 |
2.9% |
$36,210 |
Mechanical Engineers |
3,970 |
2.9% |
$88,750 |
Chemical Technicians |
3,310 |
2.4% |
$38,600 |
Ten largest occupations in the management of companies and enterprises industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Accountants and Auditors |
390 |
5.0% |
$60,120 |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
370 |
4.6% |
$65,380 |
Industrial Engineers |
360 |
4.5% |
$91,350 |
Financial Managers |
160 |
2.0% |
$137,230 |
Chief Executives |
150 |
1.9% |
$241,290 |
General and Operations Managers |
140 |
1.8% |
|
Financial Analysts |
140 |
1.8% |
$77,070 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants |
140 |
1.8% |
$53,010 |
Human Resources Managers |
110 |
1.4% |
$104,630 |
Training and Development Specialists |
90 |
1.1% |
$72,070 |
Ten largest occupations in the administrative and waste management services industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |
56,140 |
20.4% |
$34,770 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
25,480 |
9.3% |
$38,100 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
20,990 |
7.6% |
$42,330 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
17,200 |
6.3% |
$26,510 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
16,530 |
6.0% |
$25,130 |
General and Operations Managers |
7,640 |
2.8% |
$113,070 |
Office Clerks, General |
6,750 |
2.5% |
$29,390 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
6,370 |
2.3% |
$35,680 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists |
6,080 |
2.2% |
$42,470 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
5,680 |
2.1% |
$33,090 |
Ten largest occupations in the educational services industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
1,480 |
8.2% |
$74,590 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
1,170 |
6.5% |
$33,480 |
Office Clerks, General |
790 |
4.4% |
$35,870 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
720 |
4.0% |
$54,970 |
Instructional Coordinators |
640 |
3.6% |
$54,130 |
Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
630 |
3.5% |
$88,340 |
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors |
590 |
3.3% |
$43,550 |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
570 |
3.2% |
$53,320 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
450 |
2.5% |
$28,920 |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
410 |
2.3% |
$78,620 |
Ten largest occupations in the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Protective Service Workers, All Other |
2,260 |
8.0% |
$45,590 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
1,960 |
6.9% |
$41,690 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
1,570 |
5.6% |
$27,010 |
Tour Guides and Escorts |
1,190 |
4.2% |
$29,720 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
1,100 |
3.9% |
$34,350 |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers |
920 |
3.3% |
$30,150 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
760 |
2.7% |
$29,710 |
General and Operations Managers |
730 |
2.6% |
$92,550 |
Recreation Workers |
690 |
2.4% |
$35,220 |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
660 |
2.3% |
$73,950 |
Ten largest occupations in the other services (except public administration) industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
3,620 |
10.0% |
$27,950 |
Public Relations Specialists |
2,070 |
5.7% |
$63,220 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists |
1,420 |
3.9% |
$45,420 |
General and Operations Managers |
1,410 |
3.9% |
$115,760 |
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers |
1,330 |
3.7% |
$29,080 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
1,100 |
3.0% |
$35,830 |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
1,070 |
3.0% |
$70,230 |
Office Clerks, General |
1,040 |
2.9% |
$29,620 |
Conservation Scientists |
890 |
2.5% |
$50,170 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
850 |
2.4% |
$38,610 |
Ten largest occupations in the public administration industry in establishments with all green revenue
| Occupation title |
Establishments with all green revenue |
| Employment |
Percent of employment |
Annual mean wage |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
53,070 |
19.2% |
$40,330 |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
13,220 |
4.8% |
$77,940 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
11,250 |
4.1% |
$90,760 |
Conservation Scientists |
9,490 |
3.4% |
$66,150 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
7,110 |
2.6% |
$64,450 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
6,920 |
2.5% |
$103,480 |
Environmental Engineers |
6,890 |
2.5% |
$95,040 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
5,900 |
2.1% |
$39,810 |
Natural Sciences Managers |
5,820 |
2.1% |
$95,380 |
Biological Technicians |
4,610 |
1.7% |
$35,410 |
- All GGS-OCC data includes only the industries identified by BLS as potentially producing green goods and services. For a full listing of which industries are included in the green goods and services survey see the GGS industry list (PDF) (XLS).
- The green revenue categories are determined based on the percent of revenue from green goods and services reported by the establishment. If the percentage is greater than 0, but less than 100 percent, the employment from that establishment is assigned to the some green revenue category, while percentages of exactly 0 or 100 percent are assigned to the no green revenue and all green revenue categories, respectively.
- Establishments that did not generate revenue were asked to provide the percentage of employment in place of revenue but are otherwise assigned in the same manner.
- For more information, consult the GGS-OCC FAQ and the GGS-OCC technical note.
Last Modified Date: September 28, 2012
United States Department of Labor