SHADES OF GREENGrowing Green Jobs for

Florida2010 Florida Green Jobs Survey

February 24, 2012Tallahassee, FL

Agenda

Introduction to the Department of Economic Opportunity

Green jobs in FloridaGreen jobs in Hillsborough CountyComparison of green jobs in the region

(Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Sarasota, and Manatee)

Green jobs web portal

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Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)

DEO• Combines the state’s economic, workforce, and community

development professionals under one roof• Mission is to help grow our economy, create jobs, and put

Floridians back to work Labor Market Statistics Center

• Part of DEO’s Workforce Services Division• Mission is to produce, analyze, and deliver labor statistics to

improve economic decision-making• Employment data are the state’s most important economic

indicator

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Florida’s Green Jobs Definition

“A green job increases the conservation and sustainability of natural resources for the benefit of Floridians. This includes jobs that reduce energy usage or lower carbon emissions, and protect Florida’s natural resources...”

Source: Workforce Florida, Inc., Sustainability/Infrastructure Committee, Defining Green Jobs for Florida, June 2009.

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Survey Definition of Green Jobs

A green job is one that directly produces green products or directly provides green services in any of the following five green sectors:

• Produce or manufacture renewable energy• Increase energy efficiency• Conserve natural resources• Prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution• Produce clean transportation and fuels

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Survey Definition of Green Jobs, continued

The definition attempted to include only green “production” and exclude green “practices” (e.g. recycling facility vs. paper recycling by office workers)

Florida’s definition of green jobs attempted to exclude indirect and support green jobs

• An accountant at a wind turbine manufacturer is not counted as a green job because the accountant does not directly produce a green product or a service and does not need to possess any special green skills (therefore does not need any special new green training)

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Survey Design

Surveyed just under 60,000 Florida business locations (establishments)

Selected a stratified random probability sample by 22 industries by seven employment size classes

Achieved a response rate of 83.2 percent (excluding out-of-business and unreachable establishments)

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Florida Survey Results

Approximately 9,000 establishments are green (1.5 percent)

There are just under 45,000 green jobs in Florida (0.6 percent of total employment)

Employers expect to add approximately 4,000 green jobs from 2010 to 2011

Estimated growth is 8 percent (in comparison, the Florida economy is estimated to grow by 1 percent)

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Prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution is the largest of the five green sectors (37 percent

of green jobs)

Florida Green Jobs by Green Sector

Note: Job estimates across green sectors are not mutually exclusive since employers could mark more than one sector.

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Produce Renewable

Energy7%

Increase Energy

Efficiency30%

Conserve Natural

Resources21%

Prevent, Reduce, Clean

up Pollution37%

Produce Clean Transportation

and Fuels5%

Produce renewable energy has the fastest growth rate in Florida (16.3 percent from

2010 to 2011)

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Increase Energy Efficiency

Conserve Natural

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Prevent, Reduce, Clean

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Produce Clean Transportation

and Fuels

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Green Sector

Growth Rate by Green Sector2010-2011

Recycling is the activity Florida green businesses are most frequently

engaged in

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479

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882

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1,097

1,741

1,976

2,026

2,359

- 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

Wind energy

Biofuels

Biomass

Geothermal energy

Alternative fuels

Organic farming

Waste to energy

Solar energy

Carbon emissions monitoring & trading

Land reclamation

Pollution abatement

Hazardous waste clean up

Wetlands restoration

Sustainability planning

Water conservation

Building retrofitting

Green construction

Recycling

Number of Establishments by Selected Green Activities

Construction has the largest number of green jobs and the highest expected growth rate,

while utilities has the highest share of green jobs of any industry

Number of Green Jobs by Industry Sector, Growth and Share

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Wholesale trade3,029

Accommod & food service

1,187

Administrative, waste & remediation

5,243

Agriculture & forestry

241

Arts, entertainment, & recreat.

2,100

Construction10,438

Educational services

620 Finance &insurance

346

Health care & social assist.

1,432

Information529

Management of companies

526

Manufacturing3,202

Mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction

75

Other services587

Professional, scientific & techn. 4,878

Public administration2,338

Real estate & rental

873

Retail trade2,463

Transportation & warehous.

1,456

Utilities857

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Green Jobs Growth Rate, 2010-2011 (%)

Construction has the largest number of green jobs of any industry sector

857

873

1,187

1,432

1,456

2,100

2,338

2,463

3,029

3,202

4,878

5,243

10,438

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1,245

1,486

1,527

2,152

2,454

2,643

3,197

3,327

5,390

5,553

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0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

Utilities

Real estate and rental and leasing

Accommodation and food services

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Public administration

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Professional, scientific and technical services

Administrative and waste and remediation

Construction

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Florida Green Jobs by Selected Industry Sector

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Workforce regions in North and in Central Florida have higher concentrations of green

jobs

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The top green occupationby number of jobs is HVAC mechanics and

installers

Level Percent Heating, Air Cond., & Refrig. Mechanics and Installers 3,676 4,045 369 10 16.3 Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,650 1,654 4 0.3 25.5 First-Line Supervisors/Manag. of Constr. and Extr. Workers 1,519 1,810 291 19.1 3.5 Production Workers, All Other 1,297 1,306 9 0.7 30.0 Electricians 1,215 1,470 256 21 4.0 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 1,065 1,115 50 4.7 1.5 Solar Photovoltaic Installers 1,059 1,518 459 43.3 100.0 Janitors and Cleaners, except Maids and Houskp. 1,041 1,164 123 11.8 0.9 Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,033 1,033 0 0 3.6 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 1,018 1,050 32 3.1 100.0

Occupational Title 2010 2011 Growth 2010-2011 Share of Occupational Employment

Florida Green Occupations by Number of Jobs and Shades of Green

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The greening of an occupation requires acquisition of an extra layer of new green knowledge, skills, or abilities, while

basic educational requirements are little changed

Educational Requirements for Green Jobs and All Jobs

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Master's and above2.0 %

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Associate's degree14.6%Post Secondary

Adult Vocational certificate, 36.8%

High School diploma

6.5 %

Less than high school 21.2%

Green EconomyMaster's and

above3.2%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Associate's degree13.5%

Post Secondary Adult Vocational certificate

36.5%

High School diploma19.2%

Less than high school17.4%

Total Economy

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Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Caldwell Building107 E. Madison Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4111

Vesselka McAlarneyEconomist

Phone: (850) 245-7258E-mail: vesselka.mcalarney@deo.myflorida.com

Florida Green Jobs reports: http://www.floridajobs.org/lmsc/pubs

Florida Green Jobs Portal: http://greenjobs.employflorida.com

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Contact Information

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