Green Transportation

• Public Transportation

• Fuel Efficient Vehicles

The green transportation industry in our four-county area (King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish) focuses on two subsectors: Public Transportation and Fuel Efficient Vehicles.

The Public Transportation subsector develops products and systems with a low impact on the environment and are fuel efficient like: car sharing, vanpooling, buses, trains, streetcars, ferries and transit-oriented development.

The Fuel Efficient Vehicles subsector develops products that use renewable or alternative energy like: battery electricity, biofuel, hydrogen, compressed air, or hybrids that combine a renewable/alternative source (usually electricity) with gasoline.

Here are some examples of jobs in the Green Transportation subsectors:

Entry-Level

• Laborers

Middle-Level

• Bus Driver
• Streetcar operator
• Avionics technician
• Bus and truck mechanics and diesel – engine specialists

Higher-Level

• Transit operator (bus, light rail) aircraft mechanics and service technicians
• Right of way – civil engineer
• Software developer

Fuel Efficient Vehicles Jobs:

Entry-Level

• Assembler/fabricator
  
• Laborers
  

Middle-Level

• Automotive specialty technician
  
• First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
  
• Car and truck mechanic (biodiesel, electric, hydrogen vehicles)

Higher-Level

• Manufacturing engineer

To learn about other jobs in the Green Transportation sector, go to: www.online.onetcenter.org, then go to the box "Find Occupations", then go to "Green Economy Sector" and using the drop-down arrow, select either "Manufacturing" or "Transportation" then "GO".

For a list of colleges in our area that offer green transportation programs, click here.