1. The Greening of Oregon’s Workforce. Jobs, Wages, and Training

2. We defined “Green Job”… For our survey, a green job is one that provides a service or produces a product in any of the following categories: 1.Increasing energy efficiency 2.Producing renewable energy 3.Preventing, reducing, or mitigating environmental degradation 4.Cleaning up and restoring the natural environment 5.Providing education, consulting, policy promotion, accreditation, trading and offsets, or similar services supporting any of the other categories Note: we wanted one or more of these things to be an “essential function” of the job.

3. Key Finding: Oregon has roughly 51,000 green jobs. 51,402 green jobs in 2008, spread across... 5,025 employers all major industry groups 226 different occupations Represents about 3 percent of the employment in the private sector and state and local government To give perspective … this is roughly the same as the number of employees working in Oregon’s private hospitals.

4. Construction, wholesale and retail trade, and administrative and waste services account for about half of Oregon’s green jobs.

5. Key Finding: Many green jobs are in blue collar occupations.

6. Very few green jobs pay really low wages…

7. Key Finding: Two-thirds of green jobs require no education beyond high school.

8. Key Finding: About one-third of green jobs require some kind of special license / certificate. Some jobs have more than one special requirement.

9. Key Finding: Employers project a 14% increase in green jobs between 2008 and 2010.

10. Oregon’s Green LMI Improvement Grant December 2009 – May 2011 (18 months) $1.25 million Provided by national Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Working with many partners Oregon Workforce Investment Board (OWIB) Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (DCCWD) Oregon Career Information System (CIS) Other workforce, education, and training entities

11. The Green LMI Grant has Five Major Components 1.In-depth Study of Green Occupations 2.Employment Analysis of Companies in Specific Green Sectors 3.Analysis of Agricultural and Self-Employed Green Jobs 4.Special Reports and Publications 5.AutoCoder and Green Jobs Extractor for WorkSource Oregon Management Information System (WOMIS) DCCWD & CIS will also complete other major components

12. Employment Analyses of Companies in Green Sectors Select green sectors for analysis (overlap with recommendations of Green Jobs Council) Identify firms working in each sector Conduct analyses of Unemployment Insurance wage records for those firms Which industries did workers come from? How have workers’ wages and hours changed over time? What are the employment trends of green companies?

13. Renewable Energy Production & Generation 13 firms that produce renewable energy (electricity) for the “grid” Total employment 2009Q3: 11,040 Private jobs down 1,241 from 2004Q3 to 2009Q3 (-12%) -4% for all firms in the same industries -2% for all private firms Trends dominated by wood & paper product manufacturing 2009Q3 median wage was $30.01 $26.14 for all firms in the same industries $15.25 for all private firms $171 million in total wages

14. Green Manufacturing 40+ firms that manufacture a “green product” Total employment 2009Q4: 1,921 Jobs up 685 from 2004Q4 to 2009Q4 (55%) -8% for all firms in the same industries -3% for all private firms Jobs concentrated in larger firms (50+ employees) 2009Q4 median wage was $20.87 $22.72 for all firms in the same industries $15.70 for all private firms $32 million in total wages

15. Energy Efficiency 750 firms involved in weatherization and retrofits Total employment 2009Q4: 12,136 Jobs up 114 from 2004Q4 to 2009Q4 (1%) -3% for all firms in the same industries -3% for all private firms 960 jobs at new firms during the period, while 850 jobs were lost at firms that were open the full 5 years 2009Q4 median wage was $24.65 $16.74 for all firms in the same industries $15.70 for all private firms $168 million in total wages

16. Analysis of Green Jobs in Agriculture OED is conducting a survey to gather information about green jobs in Agriculture Survey will identify how many workers are employed in the sector, what occupations they work in, and if they have green jobs Will also identify the types of tools, technologies, and skills that employers need their workers to use or have

17. Special Reports and Publications 10 stand-alone reports focused on green occupations 12 green jobs-related articles 20,000 brochures 2,000 posters Survey report New dedicated page: www.QualityInfo.org/Greenwww.QualityInfo.org/Green Also posted to our blog and twitter accountsblogtwitter

18. AutoCoder and Green Jobs Extractor will be incorporated into WOMIS Will allow for iMatchSkills to identify green jobs based on selected skills Employers will be able to post green jobs Job-seekers will be able to search for green jobs Allows for continued research of jobs postings coded as green jobs Allows for estimate of current green job openings throughout Oregon

19. DCCWD – Green Training Performance System Code and “mine” data from Oregon’s 17 community colleges to identify Green training participation rates Job placement Job wages and wage progression Job advancement and worker success Determine if green training programs are successful Businesses surveyed to identify needed skills and competencies

20. Charlie Johnson Green Jobs Economist Charlie.B.Johnson@state.or.us Our “Greening” report is available on-line: http://www.qualityinfo.org/pubs/green/greening.pdf Charlie.B.Johnson@state.or.us