By Wallace Immen, The Globe and Mail
October 1, 2010

The number of positions in the following ecological jobs are projected to grow at nearly 10 per cent a year, according to environmental career consultancy ECO Canada in Calgary:

Environmental officers: As more environmental regulations come into effect, organizations will need executives at the vice-president level or higher whose job it is to see that the company is meeting standards.

Carbon engineers: To help industries required to calculate and reduce carbon footprints, and negotiate on the market as credits are sold like commodities.

Environmental engineer: Requires training and experience not only in mining and oil and gas, specializing in environmental consequences. There will be specific engineers to assess environmental issues and develop and assess monitoring operations.

Waste managers and remediation experts: Will require specific training in environmental regulation.

Predictive meteorologists: Many industries will need risk-management specialists who can project how long-term changes in climate and weather patterns might affect their plans.

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