CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Clean Tech
10-07-10
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
California still dominates the clean tech employment outlook; according to the Clean
Tech Job Trends 2010 report published by research firm Clean Edge.
Top 15 metro areas in the United States for Clean Tech Employment
1. San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose - California
2. Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside - California
3. Boston, Cambridge, Quincy - Massachusetts, plus New Hampshire
4. New York City (and Long Island), Northern New Jersey
5. Denver, Aurora, Broomfield - Colorado
6. Washington, Arlington, Baltimore - The District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland
7. San Diego, Carlsbad, San Marcos - California
8. Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown - Texas
9. Chicago, Joliet, Naperville - Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
10. Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos - Texas
11. Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue - Washington
12. Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Marietta - Georgia
13. Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington - Texas
14. Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro - Oregon, Washington
15. Sacramento, Arden, Arcade, Roseville - California
Generally speaking, the clean tech industries generating the most jobs are associated
with Energy (including renewable energy, energy storage, smart grid developments),
Transportation (including all the activity around electric vehicles and advanced
transportation infrastructure), Water (including desalination technologies and smart
water usage and conservation technologies), and Materials (such as bio-based materials,
as well as reuse and recycling).
The report also contains a comprehensive of median salaries that was compiled. They
range from $37,700 for a solar energy systems installer to $91,500 for a senior
mechanical engineer for electric vehicles. So how many jobs are we talking? Clean Edge
does a good job of estimating this based on all the various resources available and it
believes the number is something like 3 million jobs and counting.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
for further information go to www.cleanedge.com
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