Hawai i's Green Workforce A Baseline Assessment December 2010

Job Projections by Industry
By 2012, the Construction and Administrative and
Waste Services sectors are expected to yield the
greatest number of green jobs at 4,796 and 3,164,
respectively (Table 13). Construction will include
34 percent of all green jobs in 2012 (Figure 14) and
experience 44 percent growth between 2010 and 2012,
creating 1,468 new green jobs, the largest increase in
absolute terms (Table 14).
Agriculture and Forestry is projected to experience
a 78 percent increase in its green employment, the
largest growth reported by any industry group during
this two-year period (Figure 13). Additional highgrowth
industries for green jobs are Accommodation
and Food Services (59 percent) and Professional,
Scientific and Technical Services (40 percent).
Figure 15. Absolute Growth in Green Jobs by Worksite Size:
2010-2012
Figure 16. Growth in Green Jobs by Worksite Size: 2010-2012
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Table 15. Green Job Projections by County and Worksite
Size: 2012
Table 16. Growth in Green Jobs by County and Worksite
Size: 2010-2012
Job Projections by Worksite Size
Between 2010 and 2012, most of the increase in
green employment is expected to occur at small and
medium-size employer worksites (Figure 15). Midsize
businesses report an estimated 1,520 additional
green jobs by 2012, an increase of 33 percent (Figure
16). An even greater 36 percent rate of growth is
projected for small businesses, which will bring total
green employment by small businesses to 3,925 jobs
(Table 15). In contrast, hiring at large worksites will
likely grow at a more moderate pace of nine percent,
amounting to a green workforce of 3,970 or 340 new
green jobs by 2012 (Table 16).
Job Projections by Occupation
Survey data show that the top three occupations with
respect to absolute growth prospects in green jobs are
Solar Photovoltaic Installers, Sales Engineers and
Electricians (Table 18). In addition, Upholsterers,
who recycle furniture, are estimated to increase by
145 positions by 2012. By 2012, employment in these
areas is estimated to increase by 1,022 positions, or
142 percent.