We can’t say that enough.  And are thrilled when others join in the chorus.

Thanks to a couple of professors at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, we bring you more information about green jobs.  The report has lots of data.  Some of the highlights include:

 There are about 168,000 sheet metal workers now employed throughout the country.  Roughly 10,000 are in Florida, 5,000 in Ohio, 1,000 in Nebraska, and 3,000 in Oregon. Depending on where they work, they are now earning, on average, between about $15.50 (Tennessee) and $27.00 (New York) per hour.  A push to dramatically increase the country’s supply of wind energy will mean increased demand for these workers. Rising demand could also lead to rising average wages….  Producing affordable solar energy will increase employment for electrical engineers, of whom there are presently about 150,000 employed throughout the United States. The 590 electrical engineers now working in Nebraska earn about $35 an hour.

That’s $35 an hour IN NEBRASKA.  Like I said, green jobs are good jobs

– Heidi Pickman

Tags: green jobs, Nebraska, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, wages

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