In the world of “green-collar jobs”, things are looking up. Not only are environmentally conscious jobs in San Diego on the rise, but they’re also rising in pay. Six figure green jobs are becoming more common in several industries. In San Diego, the highest paying green jobs are as listed:

• Chief Sustainability Officer
• Environmental Engineer
• Environmental Lawyer
• Climatologist or Environmental Meteorologist
• Renewable Energy Manager
• Environmental Specialist or Scientist
• Senior Urban Planner
• Commercial and Industrial Designer
• Conservation Scientist
• Senior Hydrologist

These green jobs offer promising benefits. For example, an environmental attorney on average makes 145,000 dollars a year. Environmental engineers make anywhere from 40,000 to 130,000 and beyond. With figures like these, professionals are becoming increasingly interested in pursuing environmentally conscious careers.

The realm of green jobs is expanding at an unprecedented rate. While jobs in San Diego have been on the decline, green jobs have been increasing rapidly, almost double the rate of the average decline in other professions. It is therefore no surprise that the professional world is quickly becoming more sustainable than ever before. San Diego has recently been announced as one of the nation’s top ten largest centers for green careers. The metropolitan area of San Diego alone carries approximately 12,000 eco-friendly positions.