Careers in Green

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in green? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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If you’re environmentally conscious and want to turn that into career, there are many things you can do across multiple industries.

You can work with a nonprofit or government agency that promotes environmental policies. Businesses are becoming more environmentally conscious; some businesses have separate green departments or use the services of other environmental consulting companies to promote this, which is another possibility. You can also work with a company that creates environmentally products.

Job titles for these industries vary widely, from advocate to consultant to engineer. A bachelor’s degree is required for most of these jobs.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Green

Bright Power - Bright Power is a New York, NY based company that “provides practical energy management and solar energy solutions that save building owners energy, money and time."

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Job Title	Location
Advertising Sales -- Print & Digial	Phoenix, AZ
Technical Customer Support Specialist	Foster City, CA
Systems Operations Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Backend Software Engineer - Yield Optimizer	San Francisco, CA
Backend Software Engineer - Ad Server	San Francisco, CA

See all 476 job postings

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Rails-to-Trails is a Washington, DC based non-profit that is aiming “to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines."

See the complete Rails-to-Trails Conservancy profile

Job Title	Location
Content Strategy Manager	Washington, DC
Online Media Manager	Washington, DC

See all 2 job postings

Seattle Tilth - Seattle Tilth aims “to inspire and educate people to safeguard our natural resources while building an equitable and sustainable local food system.”

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Job Title	Location
Seattle Tilth 21 Acres Camp Assistant	Woodinville, WA

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EnergySavvy - EnergySavvy is a Seattle, WA based company that provides utilities with software “to engage with customers, keep track of data and optimize operations.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	Cambridge, MA
Lead Designer	Seattle, WA
Client Engagement Manager	Boston, MA
Senior Technical Project Manager	Boston, MA
Senior Software Engineer	Seattle, WA

See all 8 job postings

Build It Green! NYC - Build It Green! NYC is a non-profit “working towards reducing the amount of unnecessary construction and demolition (C&D) waste clogging our landfills.”

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Job Title	Location
Java Front End Developer	New York, NY
Decision Management Tax Senior Associate	New York, NY
Tax Decision Management Manager	New York, NY
Sales Management Trainee - Colonia, Woodbridge, Green Brook, Perth Amboy, Fords, South Plainfield, Iselin (NJ)	Perth Amboy, NJ
UN Women: Research Specialist, MDGs and Post-2015 Framework	New York, NY

See all 136 job postings

BrightFarms - BrightFarms is a New York, NY based company that "designs, finances, builds, and operates hydroponic greenhouse farms at, or near, supermarkets."

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No current job openings.

Back to the Roots - Back to the Roots is an Oakland, CA based company that allows you to enjoy the freshly picked mushroom experience at home.

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Job Title	Location
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ImmunoOncology	Billerica, MA
Business Development Specialist Connecticut	Waterbury, CT
Quality Engineer	Denver, CO
Collector	Irving, TX
Maintenance Manager	Fairbank, IA

See all 3,666 job postings

International Rivers - International Rivers is a non-profit “at the heart of the global struggle to protect rivers and the rights of communities that depend on them.”

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Job Title	Location
Sales Consultants	South River, NJ
HIE Integration Analyst	Denver, CO
Software Developer / Software Engineer - .NET 4 / 3.5	Denver, CO
Software Engineer / Web Developer .NET, C#	Denver, CO
Training Director – Financial / Mortgage / Banking Services	Denver, CO

See all 929 job postings

PrintEco - PrintEco is a Chicago, IL based company that claims they can cut 17% off of most companies’ printing expenses and help the environment at the same time.

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No current job openings.

Earth Day Network - Earth Day Network is a DC based non-profit that coordinates Earth Day activities globally while also working on environmental issues, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Physical Therapist - PT	Mapleton, MN
Sr. Facilities Coordinator Job	Highlands Ranch, CO
Environmental Air Quality Specialist/Project Manager- Houston,TX	Houston, TX
Managing Editor, News Programming	New York, NY
Scientist – BioProcess Development, Starter Cultures - Dairy	Madison, WI

See all 129 job postings

Bike New York - Bike New York is an NYC based non-profit that promotes cycling across the city and they have some great job opportunities for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Spin Instructor	Long Beach, NY
Specialty Retail Store Manager	Buffalo, NY
Associate Director, Community Partnerships	New York, NY
Transportation Manager	New York, NY
Senior Epidemiologist/Biostatistician	New York, NY

See all 117 job postings

League of Conservation Voters - The League of Conservation Voters is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that “works to turn environmental values into national priorities.”

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Job Title	Location
Business Development Director	Washington, DC
Information Technology Director	Denver, CO
Account Executive	Denver, CO
Call Center Director	Denver, CO
Account Executive	Boston, MA

See all 18 job postings

Holstee - Holstee is a New York, NY based company that focuses on “lifestyle design with a conscience," and they're looking to give you your dream job.

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Job Title	Location
Web Developer	New York, NY

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Environmental Law Institute - The Environmental Law Institute is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that helps shape "the fields of environmental law, policy, and management."

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Job Title	Location
Completion Superintendent	Houston, TX
R.N. II	Glendora, CA
Clinical Assistant I/CMC Womens Institute/PRN	Charlotte, NC
Manager-RE/Regulatory	Schaumburg, IL
Research Assistant Professor, Marine Science	Kingston, RI

See all 181 job postings

Switch - Switch is a San Jose, CA based startup that has developed some amazing, new light bulb technology, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Systems Engineer - Cloud Services Data Center	Reading, PA
Professional Services Implementation Consultant	Herndon, VA
Electrical Commissioning Technician	Anchorage, AK
Sr. Telecom / Network Analyst (NY)	Fairport, NY
Vice President - Client Services	New York, NY

See all 18,914 job postings

Grist - Grist is a Seattle, WA based magazine that takes a humorous look at environmental issues, and they have a number of job openings.

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Job Title	Location
Tax Lawyer - In House - New York	New York, NY
Funds Compliance - New York	New York, NY
Host/Hostess: Grist mill dc restaurant in busy hotel seeks immediate PM hostesses	Washington, DC
Barback: Busy restaurant seeks AM Weekend Hostess Friday-Sunday Shifts	Washington, DC
Inside Sales Engineer	Framingham, MA

See all 13 job postings

Synthetic Genomics - Interested in solving the world's problems through genomics? A career with Synthetic Genomics may be just what you're looking for.

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Job Title	Location
Multi-Media Student Assistant (PB Summer Student)	Berkeley, CA
Techno Economic Summer Student (PB Summer Student) - ABPDU	Berkeley, CA
Physical Biosciences Summer Student Program (PB Summer Student)	Berkeley, CA
Sr. Scientist - Yeast Geneticist	San Diego, CA
Research Associate/Senior Research Associate	La Jolla, CA

See all 55 job postings

Sacramento Tree Foundation - Do you love trees? If so, then a career with the Sacramento Tree Foundation might be a great fit for you.

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Job Title	Location
Physician - Pulmonology	San Francisco, CA
Pulmonary Disease Physician San Francisco Bay Area, CA	San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Neurology Opportunity	Red Bluff, CA
Seeking an experienced Cardiologist	Red Bluff, CA
Pulmonology Physician	San Francisco, CA

See all 4 job postings

Greencitizen - Worried about e-waste and the effects that its having on the environment? Check out jobs at Greencitizen in San Francisco, CA.

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No current job openings.

BlueStar Energy Solutions - If you're looking for a job in renewable energy, BlueStar Energy Solutions is a great place to look.

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Job Title	Location
Energy Management Sales	San Diego, CA
Energy Management Sales	San Francisco, CA
Energy Management Sales	Fort Worth, TX
Energy Management Sales	Austin, TX
Energy Management Sales	Dallas, TX

See all 8 job postings

Center for Science in the Public Interest - If you’re big on nutrition, then a job at the Center for Science in the Public Interest might be exactly what you're looking for.

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Job Title	Location
Assessment and Referral Clinician	Saint Paul, MN
Rehab Manager-Homecare	Saint Paul, MN
Senior Director, Membership and Professional Development	Washington, DC
Software Quality Assurance Supervisor	Columbus, OH
Oracle EBS Practice Manager	Minneapolis, MN

See all 995 job postings

GRID Alternatives - GRID Alternatives is taking on pollution, poverty, and unemployment all at once. If you want to be part of that mission, check out their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
(Senior) Software Engineer	Blacksburg, VA
Financial Advisor in a Bank	New York, NY
Business Development Writer	Malvern, PA
Executive Assistant II	San Ramon, CA
Sr. Research Scientist, Language Modeling	Seattle, WA

See all 269 job postings

Washington Wilderness Coalition - Washington Wilderness Coalition is over 30 years old and 10,000 members strong, and they're hiring a few people to help preserve Washington's wildlife.

See the complete Washington Wilderness Coalition profile

Job Title	Location
Environment New Hampshire Field Fellow	Concord, NH
Environment New Hampshire Field Associate	Concord, NH
Senior Associate, Ending Illegal Fishing Programme	Washington, DC
Washington State Director	Seattle, WA
Environment America Federal Field Organizer	Boston, MA

See all 27 job postings

OPOWER - If you're excited by OPOWER and how they're promoting efficient energy use to consumers, then you should check out their Careers site.

See the complete OPOWER profile

Job Title	Location
UX Designer - All Levels	San Francisco, CA
UI Architect / Front-End Architect	Arlington, VA
Integration Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Performance Test Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager	Arlington, VA

See all 73 job postings

Transportation Alternatives - If you like what you see in their Advocacy Campaigns, then you’ll want to head over to the Transportation Alternatives Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Retail Salesperson	Joliet, IL
Join our Board of Directors!	Brighton, MA
Environmental Manager	Denver, CO
Buyer	Minot, ND
Corporate Logistics & Trade Compliance Analyst	Troy, MI

See all 3,482 job postings

Better Place - If you want to be part of the transition to sustainable transportation, then it’s time to take a look at Better Place’s jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Audit Senior	Charter Township of Clinton, MI
Account Executive	New York, NY
Tax Senior or Tax Manager (Real Estate Industry)	Columbus, OH
Tax Manager / Senior Manager	Chicago, IL
Senior Copywriter	New York, NY

See all 21,809 job postings

Perkins+Will - I’m not much of an architectural critic, but Perkins+Will's projects look great and so do their entry level jobs for recent college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Coordinator	Miami, FL
Project Manager	San Francisco, CA
Intern - Branded Environments	Chicago, IL
Administrative Assistant	Chicago, IL
Senior Marketing Coor.	Washington, DC

See all 32 job postings

Rock the Earth - If you’re digging what Rock the Earth is all about, then you should check out their jobs on Idealist.

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Job Title	Location
6pm Visual Designer	Las Vegas, NV
Art Director - Games	San Francisco, CA
Sales Representatives Little Rock, AR	Little Rock, AR
Administrative Assistant	City of Sunrise, FL
Senior Research Geoscientist	Houston, TX

See all 194 job postings

Sapphos Environmental - Sapphos Environmental is a Pasadena, CA based environmental consulting company that specializes in planning, resource management, and environmental compliance.

See the complete Sapphos Environmental profile

Job Title	Location
Environmental Compliance Project Manager	Pasadena, CA
Environmental Compliance Manager	Pasadena, CA
Wildlife Biologist	Pasadena, CA
MANAGER OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT	Pasadena, CA

See all 2 job postings

Alliance to Save Energy - The Alliance to Save Energy promotes “energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and energy security,” and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Heating & Air Sales	Murrieta, CA
Natural Language Processing / Senior Social Media Analytics Researcher (Washington, DC)	Washington, DC
VP, Product Management (1217)	Framingham, MA
Education Intern	Oakland, CA
12192br	San Francisco, CA

See all 16 job postings

Union of Concerned Scientists - If you want a closer look at the kind of work that the Union of Concerned Scientists does, look at their history of accomplishments and then their Jobs page.

See the complete Union of Concerned Scientists profile

Job Title	Location
Senior Engineer/Scientist	Washington, DC
Climate Scientist, California	California
Western States Climate Economist	California
Outreach Specialist	Washington, DC
Outeach Specialist	Washington, DC

See all 5 job postings

RecycleBank - If you’re excited about the nexus of marketing and recycling, then you should check out jobs at RecycleBank.

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Job Title	Location
VP, Client Services	Texas
Designer	New York, NY
Sr. Designer	New York, NY
Account Manager	Florida
Marketing Manager, Email and CRM	New York, NY

See all 17 job postings

Conrad Foundation - If you are a fan of innovation, entrepreneurship, and education, there couldn’t be a better place for you than Conrad Foundation.

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Job Title	Location
Opera Support/Implementation Manager	Santa Clara, CA
Vice President for Enrollment Management	Bethlehem, PA

See all 2 job postings

Framework:CR - Framework:CR is a Stamford, CT based sustainability consulting firm that is hiring a Junior Analyst. It's the perfect green entry level job.

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No current job openings.

Duron Energy - How does Duron Energy provide affordable and reliable electricity? They’ve built the Duron, an “all-in-one, off-the-shelf solar system” for rural users.

See the complete Duron Energy profile

No current job openings.

Marrone Bio Innovations - If you’re excited about a world with less harmful pesticides, then you should check out jobs at Marrone Bio Innovations.

See the complete Marrone Bio Innovations profile

Job Title	Location
Field Technician for Crop Protection	Davis, CA
Formulations Technician (Part-time)	Davis, CA
Senior Formulation Chemist – Principal Scientist	Davis, CA
Senior Greenhouse Technician	Davis, CA
Product Manager – Insecticides/Nematicides	Davis, CA

See all 9 job postings

Rodale Institute - If you want to be part of the organic movement, then you should consider jobs at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, PA.

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Job Title	Location
Media Relations Specialist	Kutztown, PA

See all 1 job postings

The Mountain Institute - If you’re intrigued by what The Mountain Institute does, you should check out their jobs listings. They look pretty cool.

See the complete The Mountain Institute profile

Job Title	Location
Contract - Sr. ERP Project Manager	Redwood City, CA
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor	Johnson City, TN
Internship	Moffett Field, CA
IT/Apple Help Desk Support	Alpharetta, GA
Project Coordinator I-Research Institute-Mountain View	San Francisco, CA

See all 567 job postings

The Cadmus Group - The Cadmus Group is an environmental consulting firm based in Watertown, MA and they have a variety of entry level jobs for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Research Analyst/Analyst (Part Time) Energy Services	North Waltham, MA
Analyst, Energy Services Division Program Performance Group	Portland, OR
Marketing Specialist, Energy Services Division - Program and Market Analytics Group	North Waltham, MA
Research Analyst, International Development	North Waltham, MA
Developing Areas Pesticides and Pest Management Specialist	North Waltham, MA

See all 41 job postings

Environment America - As you can see, Environment America spreads their work across a lot of issues, which means that they have a ton of different job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Technical Editor	Houston, TX
Event Planning Specialist/ Event Planner	San Jose, CA
Supply Planner Sr. Specialist	Keokuk, IA
Senior Developmental Editor	San Francisco, CA
Senior Technical Consultant	San Francisco, CA

See all 53,659 job postings

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