Welcome to the GreenStart Job Board
Find job opportunities in the green economy fast!
One of the biggest challenges in finding a green-collar job is knowing which companies are in the green economy. To help you find interesting job opportunities, the American Solar Energy Society has created this GreenStart Job Board to introduce you to some of the organizations in the green economy and to provide a fast and easy way to browse the current job openings at each company. Click on the links below to learn about the following organizations and jobs available.
American Solar Energy Society | where: CO | Jobs
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) | where: CO | About | Jobs
Abound Solar | where: CO | About | Jobs
AEE Solar | where: CA | About | Jobs
AERISYN | where: TN | About | Jobs
altE Store | where: MA, OH | About | Jobs
Applied Materials (Solar) | where: CA, DC, TX | About | Jobs
Borrego Solar Systems | where: CA, MA | About Jobs
BP Solar | where: MD | About | Jobs
BP Wind Energy | where: TX | About | Jobs
California Center for Sustainable Energy | where: CA | About | Jobs
Community Energy | where: IL, NY, PA, RI | About | Jobs
Conergy | where: CO, NM | About | Jobs
DRI Energy | where: CA, HI, WA | About | Jobs
Ecology and Environment | where: CA, FL, CO, others | About | Jobs
Element Markets | where: TX | About | Jobs
enXco | where: CA, IN, MN, OR | About | Jobs
Evergreen Solar Inc. | where: MA, MI, Germany | About | Jobs
Fat Spaniel Technologies | where: CA | About | Jobs
Fronius USA LLC | where: CA, MI, TN, others | About | Jobs
Garrad Hassan | where: CA, NH, OR, TX | About | Jobs
groSolar | where: MA, MD, NJ, VT | About | Jobs
HelioVolt | where: TX | About | Jobs
Heliodyne | where: CA | About | Jobs
Iberdrola Renewables | where: OR, TX | About | Jobs
Intertek | About | Jobs
JA Solar USA | where: CA | About | Jobs
Juwi Solar | where: CO | About | Jobs
KR Wind | where: TX | About | Jobs
Kyocera | where: AZ | About | Jobs
Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) | where: Midwest states | About | Jobs
Noble Environmental Power | where: CT, NY, TX | About | Jobs
Radiantec | where: VT | About | Jobs|
Renewable Energy World | About | Jobs
Sharp (solar) | where: AZ, CA, FL, IN, NC, NJ, SC | About | Jobs
SolarCity | where: AZ, CA, OR | About | Jobs
Solarfun | where: CA | About | Jobs
Solar Novus Today: All | About | Jobs
SolarWorld | where: CA, OR | About | Jobs
SoloPower | where: CA | About | Jobs
SunEdison | where: CA, MD, CO, other | About | Jobs
SunEnergy Power | where: OR | About | Jobs
Sungevity | where: CA | About | Jobs
SunPower | where: CA, NC, NJ, NV | About | Jobs
SunRun Inc | where: CA, NJ | About | Jobs
Suntuity | where: NJ | About | Jobs
SunWize Technology | where: CA, FL, NV, NY, OR | About | Jobs
SV Solar | where: CA | About | Jobs
SWCA Environmental Consultants | where: AZ, CA, CO, HI, TX, others | About | Jobs
3Degrees | where: CA, OR, MO | About | Jobs
1366 Technologies | where: MA | About | Jobs
Trina Solar Limited | where: CA | About | Jobs
Vestas | where: CA, CO, IL, IN, MN, OR, WA | About | Jobs
Viessmann | where: RI | About | Jobs
Other helpful job boards in the green economy:
This website is made possible by the generous support of the members of the American Solar Energy Society, the nonprofit organization that is leading the renewable energy revolution. Click here to join ASES. The list of companies above is not an endorsement of these organizations, nor does it represent a complete list of organizations in the green economy, it is simply a helpful job hunting tool to make it easier to attract top talent into the green economy.
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Inter Solar North America
Intersolar North America is the most diverse international business-to-business trade show in the United States for the global solar industry. As the only solar exhibition in North America dedicated to recruiting companies across the solar supply chain from around the world, Intersolar helps the industry improve global supply, distribution, training, regulation and business issues to accelerate market transformation and advance solar as a significant part of the global energy supply.
Intersolar North America 2009 featured 444 exhibitors across 120,000 net square feet and a combined 17,000 trade visitors for both events in San Francisco’s Moscone Center West this past July 14-16. The conference, held at the InterContinental Hotel next door, also increased its size and program to 25 tracks, more than 170 speakers.
Intersolar North America - Connecting Solar Business
The following is a list of exhibitors:
SEMI PV Group
3S Industries USA
3T & Associates, Inc.
ABB Inc.
Abet Technologies Inc.
Acteron Corporation
ADCO Products, Inc.
Advanced Solar Photonics
Advantech Corp.
Advantiv Technologies, Inc.
AEE Solar
Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP
Air Products
Albiasa Corporation
Alcatel Vacuum Products Inc.
all4-GP (North America) Inc.
Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corporation
AmerCable
American Pre-Fabricated Structures, Inc.
American Solar Energy Society / SOLAR TODAY
Angstrom Sciences, Inc.
Applied Energy Systems, Inc.
Applied Materials
Aquatherm Industries
Armacell
ASYS Inc.
Atonometrics
AZZ Calvanizing Services
Baja Construction Co.
Boedeker Plastics, Inc.
Borer Chemie
BP Solar
Broadland Financial Group, LLC
Bronkhorst High Tech BV - Bronkhorst USA Inc.
BRYCE Fastener
BTU International, Inc.
Busch Semiconductor Vacuum Group LLC
Carbon5 Solar
Carbone of America
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.
Carlisle Energy Services
Carlo Gavazzi
Carmel Chemicals Inc. / Technica USA
Centron Solar
CentroSolar America Inc.
Christopher Associates Inc.
CITEL, Inc.
CodeSource
COLEXON Corp.
Comco Inc.
Control Laser Corp.
Cosmos Solar Energy Inc.
Crest Ultrasonics
CSA International
Cuantum Solar
Custom Rollforming Corp. - Solar Division
CVD Equipment Corporation
Cyber Technologies USA, LLC
DAQO Solar Energy North America
Dark Field Technologies
DC Power Systems
DEHN Inc. (DEHN+Soehne GmbH)
Denton Solar
Diamond Wire Technology
Draker Laboratories
Dust Networks, Inc.
EBARA Technologies Incorporated
ebm-papst Inc.
ECI Technology
Ecosolargy, Inc.
Edwards
EKO Instruments (USA) Inc.
Elumatec USA, Inc.
Emerson Control Techniques
Energy Recommerce Inc.
Enfinity Corporation
Enlog
Entegris, Inc.
ERICO
Evans Analytical Group
Everbright Solar, Inc.
Evergreen Engineering
Ferro Electronic Material Systems
Ferrotec (USA) Corporation
FlexLink Systems, Inc.
Foamtec International WCC
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
Fresco Solar
Fronius USA LLC
Gemü Valves, Inc.
General Plasma, Inc.
GES - Global Equipment Services
Global Solar Energy
Go Solar California - Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
Graphite Engineering & Sales
Greene, Tweed & Co.
Greentech Media, Inc.
Gridlock Solar Security
Heateflex Corporation
Heliodyne
Heraeus Inc. PV Group
Hisco
Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.
Hoku Materials, Inc.
Hologenix Inc.
HUETTINGER Electronic Inc.
ib vogt consulting Inc.
ImageXpert Inc.
Indium Corporation
InnoLas, Inc.
Interlab Inc.
International Ceramic Engineering
Intevac Photonics, Inc.
IPG Photonics Corp.
IPR Inc.
ixmation COX systems
J.P. Sercel Associates, Inc.
JH Kelly, LLC
K-Flex USA L.L.C.
k-Space Associates, Inc.
KACO Solar Inc.
Keithley Instruments
KGK International Corp.
Kinetics
KLA-Tencor
Krannich Solar Inc.
Kureha Cooperation
Kurt J. Lesker Co.
Lasertec USA, Inc.
Linde Gas LLC
Lintelle Engineering
Lohmann Technologies
Lumberg, Inc.
M + W Zander
Mecasolar USA
Meibes Inc.
MGI Electronics, LLG
MicroTech Systems
MRL Industries
Multek Flexible Circuits Inc.
Multi-Contact USA
Nanometrics Incorporated
National Semiconductor
New Home Alliance, Inc: Solar Division
New Mexico Partnership
Newport Corp.
Next Generation Energy
Next Solar Systems, Inc.
NovaCentrix
Olec Solar
Omron Electronics LLC
OPDE US LLC
Optomec
OutBack Power Systems
Pall Corporation
Parker Hannifin - Veriflo Division
Patriot Solar Group
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Perlast Ltd.
Plasmaterials Inc.
Portland Development Commission
Power-One, Inc.
Praxair Electronics
Process Materials Inc.
PROINSO US LLC
ProTech Materials
PSG Wilden Pump
PV Powered, Inc
PVA Tepla America Inc.
Quality Transformer and Electronics
Quick Cable Corp.
Radiant Source Technology, Inc.
Raycap Inc.
Raytracker, Inc.
ReflecTech, Inc.
Renewable Energy World Network
Riverside County Economic Development Agency
RKI Instruments, Inc.
Roll Forming Corporation
Roth
RSi SuperPV / NovaGEN Solar / ZTC (EU)
Plasma Ruggedized Solutions
S-5!
Sanmina-SCI
Satcon Technology Corporation
Schletter Inc.
Schmitt Kreiselpumpen
SCHÜCO USA L.P.
Semiconsoft, Inc.
Set-Solar Corp.
SGS Slicing Solutions
Shin-Etsu Silicones
Shoals Technology Group
SIC Processing USA
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
SierraTherm
Silicon Solar Inc.
Silicon Valley Center for International Trade Development (SVCITD)
Silverback Solar Engineered Racking Systems
Solaire Generation
Solar & Energy (A Display Bank Company)
Solar BOS Inc.
Solar Industry Magazine
Solar Metrology
Solarmer Energy, Inc.
SolarPro Magazine
The SolarWorld group
Solberg Manufacturing Inc.
Solectria Renewables
Soleras Ltd.
Solmetric Corporation
Specialized Technology Resources (STR) Solar Division
Spire Corporation
Sprimag
Stainless Steel Services, Inc.
Stiebel Eltron, Inc.
Sumika
SunLink Corporation
Superior Roll Forming
Surface Modification Systems, Inc.
TDK-Lambda Americas
Team California Solar Decathlon
Tec5USA, Inc.
Telsuppliers
Terrafix Solarpark
tesa tape, inc.
Texmac Inc.
Tigo Energy
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC
Tosoh SMD, Inc.
Tyco Electronics
Tyco Thermal Controls
TÜV Rheinland PTL
UC Components Inc
Ulvac Technologies, Inc.
Underwriters Laboratories
Unirac, Inc.
Unistrut Energy Solutions
Vacuum Process Technology
Valtech Corporation
VAT
Veeco Instruments Inc.
Vela Solaris
The Vote Solar Initative
W Energies Group, LLC
Watlow
Web Industries
Wieland Electric Inc.
XL Telecom & Energy Ltd.
Yamaichi Electronics USA, Inc.
Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc.
Zygo Corporation
Finding Green Jobs - The Hidden Green Job Market The Hidden Green Job Market
Green jobs can be found in a number of areas in addition to online job boards. In some instances employers may not publicize a job opportunity via a traditional online job board for reasons such as time (for example, the company may not be able to invest the internal human resources needed to review a large number of applicants that could arise with a broad-based posting) or capacity (for example, a young company may not have a complete human resources department). Some of the other sources and strategies to locate green jobs include:
Go Direct
Some companies may publish job listings on their website, but not necessarily conduct additional external recruitment for candidates. To access these opportunities job seekers should identify companies they would be interested in working for and review the Jobs or Careers section of their website for potential jobs. Strategies to identify companies include:
- Reviewing membership lists or other resources from relevant industry associations. For example, the American Solar Energy Society provides this list of employers. A list of some industry associations is available on Green Collar Blog.
- Reviewing the list of exhibitors or presenters at industry conferences. For example, there were more than 400 organizations at this week's Intersolar conference,
- Reviewing relevant industry publications (for example, Sustainable Industries). These publications may contain news stories mentioning potential employers. Examining the companies who advertise in such publications may also be valuable.
- Reviewing national or local lists and directories of green businesses (such as the Bay Area Green Business Program and the National Green Pages).
Networking
Networking can enable job seekers to learn about job opportunities. There are a vast number of approaches and strategies for networking, including attending events by organizations such as EcoTuesday and GreenDrinks, participating in the local chapter of a national organization such as the American Solar Energy Society, or attending programs or conferences such as the Green Festival. There are also internet-based approaches to networking (see point #3). Due to the importance of networking to a successful job search it will be the focus of a future article on Green Collar Blog.
Online Social Media
There are an increasing number of job opportunities posted via online social media channels. For example, all groups on the professional networking site LinkedIn include a "Jobs" tab where job opportunities can be posted. Company representatives (including hiring managers) may use social media to conduct their own outreach for potential candidates. For example, the Green Jobs and Career Network group on LinkedIn currently contains more than 50 job postings in various locations.
E-mail Lists
There are a number of specialized e-mail lists that distribute job postings. A number of these list are free for job seekers to join, including EnviJobs, Green Job List, and YNPN.
Recruiters
As with job boards, there are an increasing number of recruiters that focus on careers pertaining to sustainability. A number of these organizations will post positions for which they are currently seeking candidates (two examples are Commongood Careers and Bright Green Talent). A list of some green recruiters is available on Green Collar Blog.
Membership Organizations
Industry associations and other membership-based organizations can offer job postings among their member services. For example, Net Impact, a national organization that focuses on harnessing the power of business for social good, has an extensive set of career services (including a job board and resume tips) as well as an annual career expo.
Academic Institutions
Academic institutions offer a range of job-related resources for their students and graduates. These include access to job listings and job fairs. For example, Stanford University will be holding an Energy & Environmental Career Fair in October and this page on Green Collar Blog lists recent green career fairs held by institutions including the University of Illinois and University of Minnesota. Academic institutions can also be a source of networking opportunities. Finding Green Jobs - Future Green JobsFollow the Money
One method to identify potential future green jobs is to identify where investments are being made today. This can be a productive strategy as these investments may lead to the development of new enterprises that have jobs. Specific approaches include:
- Identifying private sector investment. Venture capital firms, private equity firms, and corporations are all making significant investments in existing or new enterprises in the green sector. The recipients of these investment may be sources of future (or even current) job opportunities. Sources to learn about these investments include The Cleantech Group, Earth2Tech, GreenBeat, Greentech Media, and Green VC.
- Identify public sector investment. As with the private sector, the public sector is investing in the green sector and the recipients of these investment may also be sources of current or future job opportunities. Sources to learn about these investments include the ones mentioned above as well as directly reviewing government websites such as the U.S. Department of Energy.
Follow the Law
A second method to identify potential future green jobs is to identify federal, state, or local legislative, judicial, or regulatory changes that impact the green economic sector. Government action can include providing funds for new initiatives (such as the approximately $8 billion in expanded funding for weatherization in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) that can lead to new employment opportunities or rules that may lead to new business opportunities. Sources for identifying these legal developments include those mentioned above as well as organizations such as the Apollo Alliance and Green For All.
Follow the Startups
New enterprises can be a source for potential future job opportunities. Some strategies for identifying these are:
- Green and Social Venture Business Plan Competitions. These programs are organized by business schools and other organizations and are generally geared to ventures that are at an early stage in their development. These include programs such as the Clean Tech Open and the Global Social Venture Competition. Job seekers can review the list of entrants and winners of these competitions as potential future sources of jobs. In addition, job seekers may consider entering a competition or joining the team of an entrant (some of these competitions offer mixers to facilitate team recruitment). A list of some of these competitions is available on Green VC.
- Green and Social Entreprenuership Awards and Fellowships. These program vary and include cash prizes for one-time contests, seed funding for new ventures, and later-stage funding for existing organizations. These include programs such as Echoing Green and the Skoll Award for Social Entreprenuership. As with business plan competitions, job seekers can review the list of winners of these programs as potential future sources of jobs. A list of some of these programs is available on Green VC.
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