Cincinnati is a great place to find a green job, according to the personal finance website GoodCall. A new report lists the Queen City as number two nationally. Michelle Billick cites job availability, salary, and the city's affordability.
"A lot of the positions such as technicians, all environmentally focused, project managers, educators, engineers," Billick says. "There is a environmental firm office in Cincinnati CH2M and that brings in a lot of environmentally focused positions."
The 2017 Best Cities for a Green Careerreport also mentions Cincinnati is the home to Environmental Quality Management, Inc.
Rankings were based on the number of jobs posted online per capita (on Indeed.com with the word "environmental" in the title and also including the words: conservation, science, scientist, geology, geologist, hydrology, or solar in the description).
GoodCall also factored in salary information from environmental jobs, the cost of living and amenities like housing, food services and art, entertainment and recreation.
"There were more green jobs than the national average, four percent more jobs," says Billick when referencing Cincinnati.
Here are the Top Ten Cities:
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Boise, Idaho
- Richmond, Virginia
- Lansing, Michigan
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina
Columbus, Ohio was ranked 51st, the only other Ohio city in the 75 cities ranked for green jobs.
