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Currently, the U.S. economy generates over 750,000 green jobs. A 2008 report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors predicts that number could increase five fold, to more than 4 million jobs over the next three decades, if the country can maintain a sustained emphasis on clean energy.

But green business is more than wind turbines on a Texas plain. Certainly, there are renewable energy projects and alternative transportation fuels at every stage of commercialization -- from development to deployment. But there are also emerging opportunities in architecture and building design, retrofitting of existing buildings for energy efficiency, mass transit, smart electrical grid systems, organic farming, and the design, production and marketing of technologies and products for everyday living that satisfy the demands of an environmentally conscious public.

How might these opportunities translate into careers, and what might those careers look like? Some ideas, running the gamut from every skill and educational level:

• environmental consultants
• biological systems engineers
• solar energy and wind energy engineers
• electricians and workers installing solar panels
• plumbers installing geothermal heating systems and solar hot water heaters
• wind turbine technicians and installers
• green vehicle designers and engineers
• urban planners and green building architects
• environmental lawyers
• environmental educators
• organic farmers
• manufacturing of green technology systems and components
• recycling and waste management jobs
• construction workers retrofitting existing buildings for improved energy efficiency

These green jobs, and many others like them, are here and now and calling out for qualified candidates to step up and take the reins. As I write, there are green jobs being advertised in every state of the union. Jobs like...

TEXAS - Wind farm developer Gamesa Energy USA is advertising for senior development professionals in Austin.

ARKANSAS - Jacobs Engineering is looking for an environmental scientist for their Little Rock location.

GEORGIA - General Electric in Atlanta is looking for software test experts for renewable resources.

IOWA - Clipper Wind Power in Harris is advertising for technicians to be responsible for the operations and maintenance of wind turbine generators.

While green jobs... are out there, it's still a tough job market. Your resume needs to get noticed. So, should you consider hiring a professional resume writer? The answer is yes - if your resume is going to be fighting for attention in an extremely competitive field, or if your work history or job qualifications are difficult for you to express in a promotional and unbiased manner. You might like to know:  ResumeEdge.com was one of my top picks. They're affordable, and you work one-on-one with a Certified Professional Resume Writer (they have writers who specialize in more than 40 fields). What's more, they are the only resume writing service that I've surveyed that has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. That cinched the deal with me. --David Alan Carter

CALIFORNIA - Rising Sun Energy in Berkeley is looking for summer site program managers (environmental education).

NEW JERSEY - First Solar in Bridgewater is looking for technical sales engineers for PV systems.

ILLINOIS - Johnson Controls in Arlington Heights is looking for mechanical equipment tradesmen to perform routine maintenance on solar energy equipment.

COLORADO - HOK of Denver is looking for a senior interior designer with LEED accreditation.

And on and on. These are just a sampling of current position openings, and jobs going begging--and in the crux of a global recession. The message is clear: it's a new day. It's a new world. Green jobs are the future, and the future is now.

David Alan Carter is a former headhunter and the founder of Resume One of Cincinnati. For more than ten years, he personally crafted thousands of resumes for satisfied clients from all occupational walks of life. Currently, David evaluates and ranks affordable professional resume writers, as well as the web's most popular resume builders, at the website BestResumeServices.org .