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Where is the Green? Hiring Still Beats Pre-Recession Demand

By Abby Lombardi on October 18, 2012 in Hiring Demand Indicators, Labor Market Dynamics.

A recent study by The Brookings Institution and the Pew Center for the States, and published by the Economic Policy Institute, revealed some interesting employment trends about green jobs. Two of these findings showed that greener industries grow faster than the overall economy and states with more green jobs have fared better in this economy. With this recent study, we wanted to take a look at recent hiring demand for green jobs to see if they are growing and where they are most in-demand.

In September, there were about 92,000 job ads available online for "green" positions at any level. This is a slight decline from the four-year high in March 2012, but still well above pre-recession hiring demand.

Hiring Demand for Green Jobs – 4 Year Trend

Hiring Demand for Green Jobs - 4 Year Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

What are the most demanded green jobs? Below are the 15 most commonly advertised jobs that are classified as "green".  Engineering and HVAC jobs have appeared in the past. Truck Drivers and Drivers, however, are appearing for the first time as one of the most commonly advertised "green" job titles. (You can see past commonly advertised job titles in our post, "Is It Easy Being Green?")

  1. Electrical Engineer
  2. Mechanical Engineer
  3. Truck Driver
  4. Manufacturing Engineer
  5. Electrician
  6. Driver
  7. HVAC Technician
  8. Civil Engineer
  9. Senior Electrical Engineer
  10. Environmental Engineer
  11. HVAC Service Technician
  12. Project Manager
  13. Maintenance Supervisor
  14. Engineer
  15. Structural Engineer

Some of the locations with the most current "green" job postings are Houston, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles.  Houston leads the US with more than 1,700 "green" jobs currently being advertised online.

Overall recruiting conditions vary greatly by location. Some of the locations that are likely to find "green" jobs hardest to fill are Muncie (Indiana), Bowling Green (Kentucky), and Lawrence (Kansas). On the other hand, locations with the least difficulties are Dalton (Georgia), Sebastian (Florida), and Anderson (South Carolina).  Below is a map of Hiring Scales for "green" jobs in major metropolitan areas. As you can see from the different shades, recruiting conditions will depend on each locations available talent supply and hiring demand.

Hiring Scale for Green Jobs in US Metropolitan Areas

Hiring Scale for Green Jobs in US Metropolitan Areas

Source: WANTED Analytics

To see what "green" job demand looks like in your area get a free trial of WANTED Analytics™. Enter the title you're looking for and the city or metro area the job is located in.

Earth Day 2012 Sees More Online "Green" Job Ads

By Abby Lombardi on April 23, 2012 in Labor Market Dynamics.

In celebration of Earth Day, which was yesterday, we wanted to look at the volume of "green" jobs that have been advertised online. During March, more than 28,000 job ads were posted online for "green" jobs – or jobs that are found to be environmentally beneficial in some way. This represents a 19% increase compared to March of 2011.

Volume of Online "Green" Job Ads in the United States – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Green Jobs

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below are the most commonly advertised job titles for "green" positions. Engineering-related jobs are highly in-demand to create the next generation of environmentally friendly products. In addition, we see many Electrician and HVAC positions, since  many homes and buildings are trying to reduce energy costs by installing "greener" air conditioning and heating systems.

  1. Electrical Engineer
  2. Mechanical Engineer
  3. Electrician
  4. Manufacturing Engineer
  5. Civil Engineer
  6. HVAC Technician
  7. Environmental Engineer
  8. Project Manager (or Engineer)
  9. Maintenance Supervisor
  10. Structural Engineer
  11. Environmental Scientist (or Technician or Specialist)
  12. Logistics Analyst
  13. Groundskeeper
  14. Geologist
  15. Journeyman Electrician

The tools, technologies, and skills that candidates for "green" jobs are most often required to have knowledge and experience with are:

  1. Microsoft Office (specifically PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)
  2. Autodesk AutoCAD
  3. Bechtel Software SETROUTE
  4. Word processing
  5. Bentley Microstation
  6. Hazardous waste operations and emergency response standard HAZWOPER
  7. Global positioning system (GPS)
  8. Microsoft Project
  9. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
  10. Building automation

What "green" jobs are you recruiting for? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics to find out how hiring demand compares in your city, average salary range information, and what common skills or certifications are recruited most often.

Hiring for Shale Mining Jobs Is Growing Steadily

By Abby Lombardi on February 8, 2012 in Engineering, Oil Gas and Mining.

A report released in December 2011 reported that shale mining supported 600,000 workers in the US and, if 'fracking' continues, is projected to grow to 870,000 by 2015. While this is a controversial topic for many, we wanted to take a look at how many jobs have been recently advertised that are related to shale gas extraction.

Over the past 90 days, there have been just over 1,000 jobs advertised online that included the terms "shale" or "frack." This is a 70% increase compared to the same 90-day period one year ago. There were about 5,600 total jobs posted online in the oil, quarrying, and mining sector over the past 90 days, meaning that shale-related jobs account for about 18% of all jobs in this sector.

Hiring Trend for Shale Workers over Past 4 Years

hiring demand for shale-related jobs

Source: WANTED Analytics

Some of the most demanded occupations are Engineers. Petroleum Engineers saw the most jobs advertised online, with more than 100 unique listings at a 16% year-over-year increase. Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Industrial Engineers were also among the top 10 most demanded jobs. Other high-demand jobs in this 90-day period were Geo-scientists, Truck Drivers, First-line Managers of Extraction or Production workers, and Operations Managers finished off the 10 most advertised jobs. All of these occupations saw increases in ad volume, with Environmental Engineers seeing the most growth – over 400%. Below are some of the most commonly advertised job titles:

  1. Reservoir Engineer
  2. Geologist
  3. Production Engineer
  4. Drilling Engineer
  5. Petrophysicist (or Senior Petrophysicist)
  6. Completions Engineer
  7. Geophysicist
  8. Document Control Lead
  9. Petroleum Engineer
  10. Geoscience Advisor Exploration – Unconventional

The 5 cities with the most hiring for shale workers over this 90-day time period were Houston, Pittsburgh, Denver, Dallas, and Philadelphia. 4 of these 5 cities saw year-over-year increases in job listings. Only Dallas saw a decline when compared to the same period last year.

Hiring Trends for the 5 Cities with the Most Shale-Related Job Ads

Hiring trends for shale workers in top cities

Source: WANTED Analytics

Want to find out more about hiring trends in the oil and gas industries? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics to see hiring demand in any US city, average salary ranges for jobs, and how hard-to-recruit these openings are likely to be.

"Best Careers of 2011" – Reviewing the Hiring Demand for Technology Jobs

By Abby Lombardi on December 22, 2011 in Computer/Math/IT, Information Technology - XLK.

Over the past 2 weeks we looked at the careers on the "Best Careers of 2011" list, published by US News. Today, we'll review the final group, which are the technology related jobs.

OccupationMedian Pay% Projected Growth (2008-18)
Biomedical engineer$78,86072%
Civil engineer$76,59024%
Computer software engineer$87,48032%
Computer support specialist$44,30014%
Computer systems analyst$77,00020%
Environmental engineering technician$42,35030%
Environmental science technician$40,79029%
Hydrologist$73,67018%
Meteorologist$84,71015%
Network architect$73,25053%

Professionals with various technology skills have been in high demand this year. Recruiters posted more than 1.1 million jobs ads for the above 10 careers between January and November of 2011. This represents a year-over-year increase of about 18%. Over the most recent 90 days, there have been 250,000 new online job ads posted for these occupations, up 7.6% compared to the same 90-day period in 2010.

Hiring Demand for Best Projected Technology Jobs

Hiring Demand for Best Projected Technology Careers

Source: WANTED Analytics

In the past 90 days, the most job ads were posted for Computer Systems Analysts. Recruiters posted more than 100,000 online at a 14% increase from 2010. Software Engineers were close behind with more than 77,000 job ads. Applications Software Engineers accounted for more than 65,000 of the job ads posted online, while Systems Software Engineers accounted for the remaining 12,000. Civil Engineers, Environmental Scientists and Engineering Technicians, Biomedical Engineers, Hydrologists, and Meteorologists saw declining hiring demand over the past 90 days.

Occupation Volume of Job Ads – 90 Days % Change vs. 2010
Computer Systems Analysts 100,763 +14.7%
Computer Software Engineers 77,512 +4.0%
Computer Support Specialists 54,206 +4.7%
Network Architects
(Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts)		 12,112 +4.2%
Civil Engineers 6,594 -8.5%
Environmental Scientists 1,070 -6.3%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 454 -9.9%
Biomedical Engineers 388 -17.3%
Hydrologists 62 -53.7%
Meteorologists 60 -24.1%

According to our Hiring Scale™, Hydrologists are likely to be the easiest job to fill of the above 10 careers. Nationwide, there are about 30 potential candidates in the workforce for every job ad currently online. In comparison, the occupation on this list that is likely to be the most difficult job to fill is Computer Systems Analysts, which only have 5 potential candidates for every job ad online. Some locations will see more difficult recruiting conditions, based on the local demand by employers and talent supply. For example, Cleveland, Ohio falls below the national average with about 2.7 potential candidates for each job opening.

Hiring Scale for Computer Systems Analysts – Cleveland, OH vs. Nationally

Hiring Scale for Computer Systems Analysts - Cleveland, OH

Source: WANTED Analytics

The Hiring Scale also showed that the easiest placed to recruit a Computer Systems Analyst is Poughkeepsie (New York), Eugene (Oregon), Binghamton (New York), South Bend (Indiana), and Prescott (Arizona). In these areas, the talent pool consists of up to 50 potential candidates per job opening. Recruiters that are able to source candidates from these areas are likely to reduce their time-to-fill. In fact, ads in Poughkeepsie are online for an average 38 days which is shorter than the nationwide average.

Hiring Scale for Computer Systems Analysts – Poughkeepsie, NY vs. Nationally

Hiring Scale for Computer Systems Analysts - Poughkeepsie, NY

Source: WANTED Analytics

Are you recruiting for technology professionals? Try the new Hiring Scale™ to see what recruiting conditions look like in your area for any skill set (or occupation), find out the average salary range for any job, and uncover hidden talent pools.

Engineering Services Industry Adding Jobs at a Rapid Pace

By Juli Morris on March 29, 2011 in Engineering.

Companies in the Engineering Services sector have posted more than 35,000 new job ads in the past 90 days. This is a 46% increase over the same period last year. Overall hiring demand in the sector is up 73% from its 4-year low in December 2009.

The top 20 jobs Engineering Services firms are looking to fill are listed below, along with the percentage change from last year. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial and Environmental engineers make up the top five occupations in the sector, showing increases ranging from 69-104% over the same period last year.

Top 20 Occupations by Hiring Demand — Engineering Services Sector (past 90 days):

Top 25 occupations in Engineering Services industry, past 90 days

Source: WANTED Analytics

The top employers in the sector include URS Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology, GE Energy, General Dynamics, and The Shaw Group.

Hiring demand for these positions is greatest in the Washington, DC metro area, but Houston shows the strongest growth — up 254% over the same period last year. The top 5 metro areas for Engineering Services hiring are Washington, DC, Houston, New York City, Los Angeles, and Detroit.

Top 25 Metro Areas by Hiring Demand — Engineering Services Sector (past 90 days):

Top 25 Metro Areas for Engineering Services, by hiring demand, past 90 days

Source: WANTED Analytics


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