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Environment/Energy · Regulation

What Real Green Jobs Look Like

The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry organization promoting the development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation, draws attention to the figures below from Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry.

Green employment can be a reality — if regulators and politicians don’t stand in the way of development of this abundant domestic source of low-carbon, low-particulate energy. And in the Marcellus Shale region, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has done a relatively good job of doing so, particularly when compared with its sad northern neighbor, which also sits astride the Marcellus. 

 

9,000 New Marcellus Hires in 2011 

There were 9,000 new hires in these two
(core and ancillary) industry groups in the
first quarter of 2011 alone.
94% Increase in Marcellus Employment 

Marcellus Employment (2008 Q1 to 2010 Q3):
Core industries were up 8,700 (+94%).
 

141,000 Marcellus Related Jobs

Marcellus Employment (2008 Q1 to 2010 Q3):

2010 Q3 Marcellus Shale industries
total employment is 141,000.
 

$69,995 Average Marcellus Wage

Marcellus Wages (2009 Q4 to 2010 Q3):
The average wage in the core industries was $69,995, which is more than $24,500 greater
than the statewide average.
 

48,000 New Marcellus Hires

New Marcellus Hires (2009 Q4 to 2011 Q1):
48,000 new hires within the Marcellus Shale
core and ancillary industries.
 

1300% Employment Increase in the N. Tier

Northern Tier Pa. saw an increase of 1,109
employees from 2008 Q1 to 2010 Q3,
for an increase of nearly 1300%.
 

660% Employment Increase in Central Pa.

The Central Workforce Investment Area (WIA)
was second in terms of employment
growth by volume and percentage,
increasing employment by more than 660%.

 

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— Sam Schulman

Sam Schulman is an advisor to The Heartland Institute.