What is a green job, anyhow? It turns out that, in most cases, a green job is not an entirely new job, but a traditional job that contributes to reducing carbon emissions or pollution or otherwise benefiting the environment.  The better question to ask, though, is which jobs with a "green purpose" are likely to grow.  One large area of job growth is in the area of reducing energy consumption.  With billions of state and federal dollars going to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects  more people will be needed to assess energy use, retrofit old buildings, build new green buildings and homes, do the research and development of new energy-related products, and manufacture them.

Green Jobs experts and employers expect growth over the next several years in New Jersey to include:

• commercial and residential energy auditors
• carpenters, electricians, roofers and others needed to make buildings and homes greener and install renewable energy and energy efficient technologies
• engineers and construction managers who plan large energy-saving or renewable energy projects

 Sometimes, but not always, these green jobs require a “green layer” of skills or credentials.