Minnesota Manufacturing

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Minnesota Manufacturing Good Jobs Green Jobs
Prepared by Debra Bultnick, Department of
Employment and Economic Development
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What Does Green Mean?

• Manufacturers of components for solar panels,
  wind turbines, grid infrastructure
• Companies that manufacture in a manner that is
  green or promotes a green culture

• Some manufacturers will look to diversify their
  customer base to support their inclusion in the
  first any business can choose to make
  adjustments to be included in the latter.

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Why Go Green?

• Compete for sales (a companys greenness
  becomes a supply chain differentiator such as
  ISO)
• Compete for younger workers in what will again
  become a very tight labor market.

Manufacturers will have to paint a compelling
picture to draw the brightest and the bestthe
healthcare, financial and service sectors are
after this same talent.
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Drivers of Growth in Green Jobs

• Technological advances
• Wind, solar, hydrogenour energy future will be a
  patchwork of many clean resources
• Economic conditions
• Energy prices and the economy affect the
  willingness and ability to invest
• Federal and state energy policy
• Incentives and initiatives can spur investment in
  green energy and technologies

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What will Draw Green Investments?

• Workforce strengths
• Natural resources and geography
• Infrastructure
• State, regional and local policy

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What are Employers Looking For?
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Top Factor for Future Success

• A high-performance workforce was noted by all
  sizes of companies in every region as most
  important overall.

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1 Skill in Demand

• Computer
• Keyboard
• Spreadsheet

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2 Skill in Demand

• Basic Employability
• Comes to work on time every day drug free

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Skills in Demand

• Technical Skills
• Print Reading
• Math
• Measuring

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Skills in Demand

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Customer Service

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Skills in Demand

• Innovation
• Creativity

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Skill in Demand

• Communication
• Reading
• Writing
• English Fluency

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Skills in Demand

• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving

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Green Job Requirements

• Green competencies will be learned either in
  tandem with or after learning the core skills
  associated with a given occupation

Underwater welding is an occupation that builds
green competencies onto another occupational
skill.
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Getting a Green Job

• One cannot simply walk in off the street and
  hope to be qualified for a green job. Like any
  good job, there are time, training, and
  educational commitments that may precede a
  successful applicant.
• Minnesota Green Jobs Task Force Market Analysis

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High School/GEDNot Enough!!

• Most green jobs in the energy sector will be in
  occupations that usually require
• Apprenticeship
• Professional certification
• Two years post-secondary education

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Put Money where Your Mind Is

• Many manufacturers offer tuition reimbursement
  when you continue your education

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How Do You Get There?
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Energize Your Career

• Renewable Energy (RE)
• Creating, installing, and maintaining
  technologies that generate energy from resources
  that are naturally replenished

• Energy Efficiency (EE)
• Designing products and processes that use less
  energy
• EE may be the cheapest alternative fuel around

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Renewable Energy

• Strongest economic opportunity for Minnesota
• Will create green jobs
• expansion of existing firms
• attraction of firms looking to serve the region
• The subcategories of wind, solar and biofuels can
  deliver the largest number of green jobs.

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Jobs in Renewable Energy

• Wind Power Sheet Metal Workers, Machinists,
  Welders, Industrial Production Managers,
  First-Line Production Supervisors

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Jobs in Renewable Energy

• Solar Power Electrical Engineers, Metal
  Fabricators, Precision Assemblers, Welders

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Jobs in Renewable Energy

• Cellulosic Biofuels Chemical Engineers, Chemical
  Technicians, Machine Operators

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 Green Products

• Second strongest opportunity for the state
• Much of the opportunity for job growth will come
  from existing firms
• Green Building Products and Green Transportation
  (transit) products demonstrate the clearest
  opportunities

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Jobs in Green Products

• Mass Transit Welders, Metal Fabricators, Engine
  Assemblers

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Jobs in Green Products

• Energy-Efficient Cars CAD Engineers, Automation
  Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Painters,
  Welders,Metal Fabricators, CNC Machine
  Operators, Injection Mold Operators, Operations
  Managers

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Green Services

• Broad range of industries including energy
  auditors, green product distributors and solar
  installers
• Minnesotas workforce, education, training,
  economic, and environmental groups have begun to
  work together to align their efforts for green
  job opportunities 

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Jobs in Green Services

• Solar Installers
• Environmental Engineers
• Energy Auditors
• Waste Handlers
• Manufacturing Technicians

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Conservation/Energy Efficiency

• Positive growth numbers
• Minnesota is recognized for its commitment to
  environmental conservation
• Will this behavior translates into economic
  opportunity for the state?

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Jobs in Conservation

• Field Technicians
• Commercial Residential Consulting
• Project Managers
• Lean Experts
• Quality Engineers

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Jobs in Energy Efficiency

• Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and
  maintain electrical and electronic equipment.
  They use computer-aided design (CAD) in their
  work.
• Their expertise ranges from power generators
  to lighting and wiring systems.

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Jobs in Energy Efficiency

• Engineering technicians design, test, and assess
  products to improve them.
• They help engineers solve technical problems in a
  variety of areas. Some assist with production and
  inspection.

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What is a Good Job?
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One that is Good for our Economy

• Thin solar cellsa solar panel without the panel.
  Just a coating, thin as a layer of paint, that
  converts light into electricity.

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One that is Good for You

• Manufacturing
• Good pay
• Upward mobility
• Healthcare benefits
• 401(k) plan

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One that is Good for the Earth

• Don't blow itgood planets are hard to find. 
• Quoted in TIME

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On-Line Resources

• Opportunities already exist so keep a look out on
  the State's largest online job board.
• www. MinnesotaWorks.net

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On-Line Resources

• www.positivelyminnesota.com/greenjobs

• Green Your Education
• Green Your Career
• Green Your Business

• Fastest Growing Green-Enhanced Jobs in Minnesota
• Green Job Resources

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On-Line Resources
www.iseek.org/industry/energy
Energy Careers ? Energy Education ? Energy Jobs