Working for Green Jobs and The Environment of Alaska 2008 - 2028

EcoEmploy.com is a Sustainability Employment Directory that offers access to an array of Environment-related jobs and careers in Alaska as well as in other of the United States. Not only that, but the site also provides listings of sustainability employment the Federal level and in Canada.

In Alaska, EcoEmploy lists links to career pages and job opening websites of a size able number of nonprofit and for-profit companies throughout the state.

These listings includes a separate category for law firms with environmental practices. Particularly interesting is a portal through which to access environmental projects coming up in the near future, listed regularly in the Federal Register. Weekly Federal Register Summary (MADEP). This alerts sustainability and environment workers when and where new opportunities are arising. In the 21st century, America is reaching toward a greener, more sustainable future because of the high cost and pollution surrounding the oil industry, in addition to the cancer-causing aspects found in processing petroleum derivatives.

A summary of high demand and fast growing jobs in the State of Alaska is presented the first in the following list of sustainability and green-jobs Hubs. Mechanical Engineers and and Mechanical Engineering technicians and related occupations are the most versatile of the engineering professions and are much needed in the sustainability workplace. As Alaska continues to move toward alternative fuels and energies in the 21st century, many of these jobs will open in the state as the result of natural gas drilling and transport.

• Top 20 Jobs in Alaska
• Careers in the Environment and Sustainability
• The Best Global Regions for Mehanical Engineers
• Academic Portfolio for a Mechanical Engineering Graduate
• How to Live and Work Green

Alaska is a beautiful sate that has succumbed to climate warming on its northern shores to the point that Alsakan Natives are moving at least 50 miles inland. In the 21st century, Alaska government offiical hope to turn the state toward clean sustainable energy sources for th egood of the indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in Alaska as well as the nation. 

The sea pack-ice has melted and flooded the shorelines of small communities of Native Americans, driving them back. The upon which they depend for food and commerce have become less plentiful because they have 1) died becuase of rising temperatures, and/or 2) migrated to other waters.The Indigenous People are uprooting their houses, families, schools, agricultural animals and so forth for this long journey. Just as their ancestors did around 10,000 - 12,000 years or longer ago, when they first walked into Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

The People must migrate in search of more resources, as of old.

See related material at:

• Global Warming Causes Human Migration
• Native American Nations Around the World
• Native American Migration from Russia to Iceland

The fast-growing jobs in Alaska from 2004 - 2014 are presented in the Hub, Top 20 Jobs in Alaska, mentioned above. however, by the autumn of 2008, the forecast had changed, especially among the Top 10 Jobs. This lineup is shown below:

Top 10 Hot Jobs in Alaska 2009 - 2014

1. Healthcare Assistants: Home Health Aides, Medical & Dental Assistants
2. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services - This has become a High Demand Occupation as well, offering higher wages.
3. Computer Software Applications Engineers
4. Bartenders - largely on cruise ships. Numbers of Alaskan cruises increased from 2000 - 2007.
5. Health and Safety Engineers
6. Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters
7. Gaming Service Workers - This occupation moved up; many work on cruise ships.
8. Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics - This has also become a High Demand occupational group offering higher wages.
9. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
10. Mechanical Engineers

Entries 6 and 10 on this list are involved with sustainability work in Alaska, largely in and around Anchorage, but throughout the energy producing regions.

Leading Industries 2018 - 2028

1. Health & Social Services: Community Care Facilities for the Elderly, Nursing/Residential Care, Other Ambulatory Health Care
2. Financial Investment & Related Activity
3. Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction
4. Vocational Rehabilitation Services
5. Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing
6. Mining, except Oil & Gas
7. Building Material & Garden Supply Stores
8. Outpatient Care Centers
9. Repair and Maintenance
10. Architectural and Engineering Services

The entries in bold print indicate clusters that serve sustainability and the environment.

Education & Training for Sustainability Jobs

• Alaska Apprenticeship Training Coordinators Association
• Alaska Vocational Technical Center
• Oil & Gas Employment and Training Opportunities
• Apprenticeship Opportunities in Alaska

Sustainability and new green jobs comprise one of the primary foci of First Gentleman Todd Palin during the Governorship of Sarah Palin in Alaska. Having worked in two major industries of the state - oil and fishing - Mr. Palin states that his major concern is with workforce development in his state, particularly via sustainability.

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