Labor Supply Issues Influencing Green Industry Development

Table of Contents I. Executive Summary .............................................................................3 II. Introduction ........................................................................4 III. Green Occupation Analysis ......................................................6 Preamble ...............................................................................6 Introduction ..................................................................................7 Methodology ........................................................................7 Specific SOC Codes ............................................................................11 Civil Engineers (17-2051) .....................................................................11 Electrician (47-2111) ............................................................14 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021) ..............17 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (53-7081) ..........................................................21 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152) .................................................................24 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators (51-8031) .........................28 Forest and Conservation Technicians (19-4093) ....................................................................31 General and Operations Managers (11-1021) ........................................................................33 Environmental Engineers (17-2081) ......................................................................................35 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (17-1011) ..............................................................37 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (53-7062) ....................................40 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092) ...............................45 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers (51-1011) .............47 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer (53-3032) ............................................................50 Carpenters (47-2031) ..............................................................................................................53 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (19-4091) ................57 IV. Conclusions ......................................................................................60 V. Appendices ...................................................................................63 Appendix 1 – O*Net Green Occupations ......................................................63 Introduction .........................................................................63 Methodology ......................................................................64 Statewide Results ..........................................................................65 Economic Region Results .........................................................67 Appendices 1.1 through 1.8 Explained ..........................................74 1.1......................................................................................................................................75 1.2......................................................................................................................................78 1.3......................................................................................................................................81 1.4......................................................................................................................................84 1.5......................................................................................................................................87 1.6......................................................................................................................................90 1.7......................................................................................................................................93 1.8......................................................................................................................................96 Appendix 2 – Nebraska counties by Economic Region .................................................................99 Appendix 3 – Selected ACS results ..............................................................10