Hawai i's Green Workforce A Baseline Assessment December 2010

Current Green Jobs
Green Jobs by Core Areas
There are an estimated 11,145 green jobs in Hawaii
for the first quarter of 2010, composing 2.4 percent of
total private sector employment.
Green jobs are classified into five core areas. These
areas are defined based on how a particular green job
best makes a positive impact on the environment or
energy sustainability. Table 1 shows the number of
green jobs estimated for each of these core areas with
respect to geographic location.
Table 1. Green Jobs by Core Area and County
Table 2. Green Jobs by Core Area and Industry
14 Hawaiÿi’s Green Workforce: A Baseline Assessment
Photo Courtesy of Kauaÿi County Recycling
At the state level of aggregation, the largest core area
of green employment is Reduce Pollution & Waste;
Conserve Natural Resources; Recycle. Forty percent