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Who Benefits from Climate Ambition?

Who Benefits from Climate Ambition?
Project website
https://greenjobsdata.com/
Services
Data visualization
Client
Data for Progress
Launched
July 2021

Explore and compare nearly 600 occupations in the US, including over 100 common green jobs.

More about this project

Experts agree that ambitious U.S. climate policy will create millions of jobs. But, often lost in those numbers are the specific occupations real people will hold. This tool tries to make information about common green jobs easier to access, and show how green jobs policies will benefit many people. With it, you can:

  • Explore common green jobs
  • Compare them to other jobs
  • Learn more about the characteristics of common green jobs and the people who hold them today


Compare over 600 occupations on race/ethnicity, gender, median earnings, job concentration and more.
Compare over 600 occupations on race/ethnicity, gender, median earnings, job concentration and more


View the top common green jobs by concenration for all US States and Territories
View the top common green jobs by concenration for all US States and Territories