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Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation

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Polk County Workforce Development Board

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Green Jobs Survey Report

Workforce Region 17

The Green Jobs Survey for Workforce Region 17 (Polk County) was conducted in 2010 by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, in partnership with Workforce Florida, Inc. and was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The regional data are designed to inform local workforce, education, and economic development partners of the dynamics of the green economy. The survey aims to help providers tailor training needs to green occupations most in demand.

The number of green jobs in Workforce Region 17 in 2010 was 1,499. This represented 0.8 percent of total employment. Through a combination of new hiring and converting existing positions to green, employers expected to add 352 jobs in 2011.

Green jobs in the region reflected Polk County's strength as a distribution center, agricultural products producer, and the county's emphasis on water quality. The largest green job was heavy and tractortrailer truck driver.

Green Industry Activities

Green Jobs by Activity Group

Region 17

Current Green Jobs (2010) Green Jobs in 2011 Growth Rate 2010-2011

Produce Renewable

Energy

Increase Energy Efficiency

Conserve Natural

Resources

2

151

303

4

169

374

100.0%

11.9%

23.4%

Prevent, Reduce, Clean Up Pollution

460

Produce Clean Transportation

and Fuels

630

466

630

1.3%

0.0%

The green activity group with the greatest number of jobs in Region 17 was produce clean transportation and fuels with 630 jobs.

The second largest activity was prevent, reduce, and clean up pollution with 460 jobs.

Conserve natural resources was the activity group with the third largest number of jobs (303), while increase energy efficiency ranked fourth with 151 jobs.

Green Jobs by Industry Sector

Current and Projected Jobs by Industry Sector

Industry Sector Region 17

Transportation and warehousing Administrative/support and waste management/ remediation services Construction Utilities Retail trade Accommodation and food services Information Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Manufacturing Health care and social assistance Professional, scientific, and technical services Arts, entertainment, and recreation Public administration Management of companies and enterprises Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting TOTAL

Green Jobs Green Jobs Growth Rate

2010

2011

(%)

630

630

0.0%

398

427

7.2%

180 67 52 43 22 20 20 18 18 14 8 4 4 1,499

239 67 52 43 22 26 20 18 18 14 8 4 8 1,596

32.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 6.5%

The majority of green jobs were in transportation and warehousing (630 jobs); administrative/support and waste management/remediation services (398 jobs); and construction (180 jobs).

The highest expected growth rates were in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (100.0 percent); construction (32.3 percent); and mining (30.0 percent).

G r e e n J o b s P e r c e n t o f To t a l E m p l o y m e n t by Industry Sector

Industry Sector Region 17

Green Jobs Total Industry Percent of Total

2010

Employment

Employment

Utilities Transportation and warehousing Administrative/support and waste management/ remediation services Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Construction Information Arts, entertainment, and recreation Accommodation and food services Professional, scientific, and technical services Retail trade Manufacturing Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Management of companies and enterprises Health care and social assistance Public administration TOTAL

67 630

398

20 180 22 14 43 18 52 20

4 4 18 8 1,499

509 11,734

15,466

1,002 10,771 1,888 2,813 13,580 6,116 24,006 14,780 4,985 5,331 24,766 12,653 192,109

13.2% 5.4%

2.6%

2.0% 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.8%

The industry with the greatest share of green jobs in 2010 was utilities (13.2 percent), followed by transportation and warehousing (5.4 percent) and administrative/support and waste management/remediation services (2.6 percent).

Businesses Ranked by Green Activities

Green Activity Region 17

Prevent, Reduce, Clean up Pollution Increase Energy Efficiency Conserve Natural Resources

Produce Clean Transportation and Fuels Produce Renewable Energy

Number of Establishments

92 69 50 6 2

Green Jobs by Occupation

To p 2 5 G r e e n O c c u p a t i o n s by Number of Jobs

Occupation Titles Region 17

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Production Workers, All Other Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Plant and System Operators, All Other Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers Sheet Metal Workers Carpenters Architects, Except Landscape and Naval First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Helpers--Production Workers Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Pipelayers Construction Managers Instructional Coordinators Helpers--Extraction Workers Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Total Green Jobs 2010

586 106 92 91 84 68

Total Green Jobs 2011

586 118 92 91 84 84

Average Wage $20.07 $9.19 $13.51 $17.34 NA $13.13

64

74

$16.85

60

60

$21.83

40

40

$13.09

37

37

$11.23

29

29

$18.57

25

25

$25.29

24

24

$14.31

19

19

$15.59

18

18

$34.61

15

15

$20.99

13

13

$11.96

12

16

$16.91

10

14

$16.16

10

34

$47.84

8

8

$27.64

8

10

NA

8

8

$8.73

8

8

$9.63

5

5

$28.77

The top green jobs in Region 17 in 2010 were heavy and tractor and trailer truck drivers (586 jobs); farmworkers for crop, nursery and greenhouse (106 jobs); production workers (92 jobs); and automotive technicians (91 jobs).

The highest paid green job among the top 25 in Region 17 was construction managers ($47.84 hourly) and the lowest paid green job was septic tank servicers ($8.73 hourly).

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