Green Careers
Governments, businesses, and institutions around the globe are committing themselves to environmental stewardship and working to create a more sustainable future. The driving force behind this commitment differs for everyone, but the trend towards increasing environmental and social responsibility is unquestionable. As a result, there are jobs in almost every field that allow you to “do well by doing good” no matter what your major is.
Check out the following job and internship websites:
- Acre – a recruitment agency that specialized in jobs relating to the environment, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and climate change.
- AmeriCorps – Service opportunities in state and national programs as well as VISTA and NCCC.
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education – The AASHE bulletin has a list of job postings for sustainability jobs in Higher Education. You can sign up to receive the bulletin via email or just review archived bulletins.
- Backdoorjobs.com – A guide to short term adventure and environmental jobs around the world.
- Boston College Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Job Bank – Jobs relating to corporate social responsibility.
- Business for Social Responsibility Job Bank - Jobs relating to corporate social responsibility.
- City Year – A 10-month service program that focuses on the education and development of youth.
- Coolworks.com – Primarily summer and seasonal jobs in the hospitality industry and National Parks.
- Creative Investment Research, Inc. – Jobs in social investing.
- Cyber-Sierra's Natural Resources Job Search – Natural resource, ecology and environmental jobs.
- EcoEmploy – Wide variety of jobs in the environmental field.
- Environmental Career – Environmental science and engineering jobs.
- Environmental Career Opportunities - Wide variety of jobs in the environmental field.
- Environmental Protection Agency job site – Job opportunities within the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
- European Social Investment Forum – Jobs in social investing.
- Foundation Center – Job opportunities in philanthropy.
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse – Job opportunities for people with training in GIS (global information systems).
- Governance Jobs – Focuses on jobs relating to corporate governance and communications.
- GreenBiz.com – Environmental jobs in the business sector.
- Green Dream Jobs – Provides a great selection of jobs in the business community relating to the environment and corporate social responsibility.
- Green Jobs - Focuses on jobs reletate to the renewable energy industry.
- Green Jobs Hub - A UK, based environmental job listing and recruiting website. (Good site for jobs in the environmental health and safety field)
- Grist Magazine - Wide variety of jobs in the environmental field.
- Idealist.org – Lists jobs, fellowships, and internships in the US and overseas in the non profit sector.
- Lifeworth.com – Job opportunities in corporate social responsibility.
- Nonprofit Oyster – Jobs in the non profit sector.
- OneWorld.net – Jobs in human rights, the environment, and sustainable development around the world.
- Opportunities in Public Affairs – Job opportunities in public affairs and public relations.
- Outdoor Adventure Professional Network – Short and long term job opportunities to work in the great outdoors.
- Peace Corps – Volunteers spend two years living and working on social and environmental projects in a developing country.
- Play a Greater Part - Connects students with ongoing sustainability research or projects.
- Student Conservation Association -an NGO that
offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities.
- VSO – A UK based organization that places volunteers in a one-year overseas program.
- USA jobs – The official jobsite of the federal government.
