Green Jobs are Growing
Green Jobs are those involved in producing goods or services that help to protect the environment and look after our natural resources
The UK government aims to reach net zero by 2050. To meet this target a growing number of Green Jobs in the following sectors are needed in producing goods or services that help protect the environment and look after our natural resources:
- Renewable Energy: Offshore wind, solar, biofuels
- Home retrofit: Home retrofits, insulation, smart systems
- Nature Restoration: Tree planting, rewilding, flood resilience
- Green Construction: Sustainable building materials and methods
- Clean Transport: EVs, publish transport, logistics and electrification
Skills England June 2025, states that based on an assessment of external reviews, the Climate Change Committee estimated that the transition to net zero could create between 135,000-725,000 new jobs in low carbon industries by 2030.
The Government announced in the Clean Energy Jobs Plan October 2025 that Clean energy will bring 400,000 extra jobs by 2030, with 31 skilled trades to be designated as priorities for recruitment and training.
Green Jobs - information for students
In order to support students to learn more about current Green Job opportunities, we have tagged a number of job profiles on Careerpilot that support the UK's move towards net zero and help to protect the natural environment.
Students can search directly for these Green Jobs from the Jobs section on Careerpilot using the Green Job Search or by Job Sector.
There is also a lot of useful information on green jobs and courses related to the Values of 'I want to prevent climate change' and 'I want to protect nature'.
Download a flyer to share with students on how to explore green jobs on Careerpilot
Download a Green Jobs flyer for students
Green Jobs - teaching resources
To support the interest in this growth sector, Careerpilot created a set of 10 Green Hot Jobs posters and 5 x 20 minute tutor activity to accompany them.
The posters help students find out top-line information about the job and the 20 minute tutor activities help students get into the detail of a job through:
- Looking at the job profile on Careerpilot
- Watching a short video
- Completing group or paired activities
NB. You will need to log in to Careerpilot with your Member's Admin Access to download these resources.
Access Green Hot Jobs resources here.
