Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future

Author’s first book, Paid to Play, about making a living in the video game industry, sold over 30,000 copies. Author is using that same successful approach to concentrate on learning how to make a prosperous and significant living while helping the environment. A 2007 MonsterTrak survey showed that 80 percent of young professionals are interested in a career that has a positive environmental impact. This book speaks to a mainstream interest in being environmentally responsible, while not ignoring the need for a significant income. With school aged readers and their parents, as well as career changers in mind, this book is the first of its kind, profiling over 75 green careers, plus 50 profiles of real people. Valuable information such as what to major in, what salary to expect, required training, how to find your first job and much more. Book show the reader how to apply information to traditional and non-traditional careers, such as construction, public relations, journalism, as well as international green careers. Will appeal to career counselors, guidance counselors, career educators, and libraries, as well as first-time students and anyone considering a career change.