| The growth of renewable energy as a | | | | products that need to be processed |
| public policy focus has resulted in a | | | | properly for reuse. Many professionals |
| burgeoning professional field. Graduates | | | | assume waste management is garbage |
| who want to use their technical | | | | pickup and drop off but there are many |
| education for a good cause can delve | | | | workers behind the scenes. Site managers |
| into issues of alternative fuels, | | | | and scientists alike work in waste |
| energy-efficient consumer products and | | | | storage facilities figuring out ways to |
| finding new sources of energy for the | | | | reuse tons of garbage and recyclable |
| world. The problem for novice and | | | | material. |
| experienced professionals in this new | | | | Many renewable energy professionals |
| job market knows where to look. The | | | | overlook the area of marine engineering |
| number of renewable energy consultancies | | | | as a potential source for jobs. Shipping |
| is growing but not large enough to | | | | companies, dock management firms and |
| manage the growth in interest by young | | | | other participants in marine life need |
| professionals. There are several target | | | | to contend with multiple issues when |
| industries that should be used in the | | | | dealing with renewable energy standards. |
| job hunt to find a renewable energy job. | | | | The presence of water quality standards, |
| The most obvious industry for renewable | | | | marine wildlife programs and concerns |
| energy jobs is the automotive market. | | | | over fuel usage by shipping companies |
| Media outlets have been covering fuel | | | | contributes to a complex regulatory |
| efficiency standards since the 1980s and | | | | network. Marine engineers, lawyers and |
| consumers want to save on fuel costs. | | | | others with knowledge of these issues as |
| Engineers, designers and manufacturing | | | | well as a penchant for creative |
| professionals who are familiar with the | | | | solutions can find a plethora of |
| process of creating an automobile can | | | | renewable energy jobs immediately. |
| retrofit these ideas to the renewable | | | | The key to finding renewable energy jobs |
| energy market. In many cases, | | | | is an expansion of the imagination. A |
| fuel-efficient cars are designed the | | | | rise in renewable energy has come from a |
| same as their predecessors. The | | | | concern with environmental protection, |
| challenge lies in applying old marks of | | | | conservation of resources and business |
| excellence to a new technology. | | | | expenses due to outdated fuel sources. |
| Technical professionals looking for | | | | Professionals who want work in the area |
| renewable energy jobs should look to the | | | | of renewable energy just need to think |
| waste management industry as an | | | | of the hundreds of professions that |
| underrated area of growth. Waste | | | | these concerns overlap as they apply for |
| management companies help facilitate | | | | work. |
| recycling programs and storage for | | | | |