Science 5: Careers that Make an Impact

Though dressing up like Kermit sounds fun, too.

So what's an example of a green job? [Guy in costume playing a banjo]

Well, take a Water Wise Landscaper, which is a great position for someone who loves

the great outdoors.

A water wise landscaper designs gardens with specifically-chosen plants, flowers and trees [Guy putting down plants]

that can survive on just rain water, which reduces the need for extra water for sprinklers. [Landscaper in the rain with an umbrella]

An electrical engineer is another green job for someone who likes gadgets and electronics,

because many electrical engineers try to design and develop new electronic products that use

less fossil fuels. [Dino and Coop on the TV]

Or, if gadgets aren't your style, you could always be a green chemist!

These are chemists who paint themselves green while doing lab work! [Chemist's face is painted green]

…Just kidding. [The paint is washed off with a shower]

They're chemists who try to create products that aren't hazardous to our environment,

like eco-friendly soap, packaging, and construction materials. [Pictures of the products are shown]

Still not your cup of tea?

Well, maybe a hydrologist will be your dream career.

A hydrologist is someone who learns about precipitation patterns, studies water, and [Hydrologist stood in a flood]

comes up with new ways of conserving water.

While a wind analyst, analyzes…well….wind.

We wonder how long they had to brainstorm to come up with that creative name. [People trying to come up with name ideas in a meeting]

Anyway, they do stuff like determining the best locations to place those giant wind mills.

If you're more into fixing things hands-on, then becoming a wind turbine or solar cell

technician might be a good idea.

These people fix and maintain wind turbines and solar panels in order to keep them spinning [Guy up a wind turbine fixing it]

energy and soakin' up the rays.

We hope those solar panels wear plenty of SPF 30!

If you love cars, then becoming a Clean Car Engineer may be a good fit.

No, this isn't just about building car washes... it's about designing the cars of the future, [Guy building a car wash stops and looks confused]

and specifically, ones that don't guzzle a ton of gasoline. [Car drives up to the bar and drinks out of a fuel can]

You could also be a Green Builder, as in, a builder of green houses.

…Wait, not "green houses," like little Monopoly houses. [Guy stops building again and looks annoyed]

We mean a “green house,” as in a house that has more innovative and eco-friendly

features, like solar panels and rain collectors.

Or maybe, if you love food and people – and who doesn't? - then you could become a Farmers [Woman hugs a man and squishes his pizza]

Market Manager.

A farmer's market is an outdoor grocery store that sells locally grown and made food.

And don't worry, city-folk!

It's not just for farmers.

Those are just a few of the many, many green jobs currently available.

And as the world begins to take the environment more and more seriously, even more new green [Planet Earth watering plants]

jobs will become available.

And if nothing else, you can dress in a Kermit costume..

If anyone questions you, just tell them, "it's not easy being green…"

We're positive they'll respect that.