12 Awesome Earth-Friendly Jobs

by Dawn Dugan, contributing writer
from Salary.com

Do you care about making a difference as much as you care about your career?

“Green” jobs — defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as jobs that produce goods or services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources, or jobs that use more environmentally friendly processes or fewer natural resources — have outpaced jobs in other categories by almost 250 percent over the last decade, and growth doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

The 12 in-demand jobs profiled in this article show how you can make some green — while going green.