According to a 2008 report sponsored by the United States Conference of Mayors, the number of green jobs available in the U.S. should grow tremendously in the decades to come.
Our certificates and degree prepare you with the skills you need to go further in your career, or to enter into a new field as a:
- Building envelope thermographer
- Building performance specialist
- Certified mold inspector
- Energy code enforcement official
- Energy Star rater
- HERS rater
- Home energy auditor
- LEED rater
- Zero energy building consultant
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America’s Career Infonet and the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008-2009 edition) give detailed information about the skills, abilities, work activities and recommended education for jobs in fields using Residential Building Performance Technology, which may include:
According to America’s Career Infonet, these occupations include the following salaries across the nation:
| Job |
Hourly Rate |
Annual Salary |
Projected Growth Through 2014 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
$22.39 |
$46,600 |
+18% |
| Construction managers |
$35.43 |
$73,700 |
+16% |
| Cost estimators |
$25.45 |
$52,900 |
+19% |
| First-line supervisors or managers, construction trades |
$25.89 |
$53,900 |
+9% |