{"id":6885,"date":"2025-05-23T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:21:13","slug":"irelands-green-jobs-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/irelands-green-jobs-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s Green Jobs Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"446\">If you&#8217;re looking for a job in 2025, there&#8217;s one clear message from the latest <em data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"172\">Spring Skills Bulletin<\/em> from SOLAS: green skills are becoming essential across nearly every sector of the Irish economy. Whether you&#8217;re working in agriculture, construction, sales, or engineering, having an understanding of sustainability and environmentally conscious practices can set you apart.<\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"472\">What Are Green Jobs?<\/h6>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"745\">Green jobs are roles that help protect the environment or address climate change, either directly or indirectly. This could include everything from installing solar panels and retrofitting homes to managing sustainable supply chains or reducing waste in a retail business.<\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"776\">What Does the Report Say?<\/h6>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"820\">Here are the key takeaways for jobseekers:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1691\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1102\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1102\"><strong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"887\">Three out of four jobs in Ireland now require green skills.<\/strong><br data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"890\" \/>That\u2019s 75% of all employment, and it\u2019s growing. Even roles that aren\u2019t traditionally considered \u2018green\u2019, like business, customer service or admin, are starting to include environmentally focused responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1307\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1307\"><strong data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1165\">Over 400,000 people are working in green-related roles.<\/strong><br data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1168\" \/>While agriculture leads the way, there\u2019s strong green employment in professional services, construction, and science and engineering too.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1498\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1498\"><strong data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1360\">Green roles are available across the country.<\/strong><br data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1363\" \/>Dublin, the South-West, and the Mid-East regions have some of the highest concentrations, but every part of Ireland is seeing growth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1691\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1691\"><strong data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1524\">Education matters.<\/strong><br data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1527\" \/>Most people working in green roles have some form of higher education. This means upskilling could make a real difference if you want to move into a green career.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1725\">What Does This Mean for You?<\/h6>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"2112\">If you\u2019re searching for a job or considering a career change, now is the perfect time to future-proof your skills. Employers are actively looking for candidates who understand sustainability and can help their businesses meet green goals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"2112\">\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1687\"><strong>Check out live roles now on\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3360\">Recruit.ie<\/a>\u00a0or visit an upcoming Jobs Expo to meet top employers in person.<\/strong><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-120\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex 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sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Galmont-Hotel-Spa.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Galmont-Hotel-Spa-300x202.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Galmont-Hotel-Spa.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Galmont-Hotel-Spa.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Galmont-Hotel-Spa-300x202.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-id=\"image-78-170909\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"headline-85-170909-1\" class=\"ct-headline event-title\" data-id=\"headline-85-170909\"><span id=\"span-92-170909-1\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-92-170909\">Jobs Expo Galway<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"text_block-35-170909-1\" class=\"ct-text-block event-date\" data-id=\"text_block-35-170909\"><span id=\"span-103-170909-1\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-103-170909\">Saturday, September 13th, 10AM<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-36-170909-1\" class=\"ct-text-block event-price\" data-id=\"text_block-36-170909\"><span id=\"span-109-170909-1\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-109-170909\">Free<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"link_text-58-170909-1\" class=\"ct-link-text \" title=\"Register and get your tickets to the event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbookings.com\/b\/event\/jobs-expo-galway-13th-september-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"link_text-58-170909\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"div_block-68-170909-2\" class=\"ct-div-block\" data-id=\"div_block-68-170909\">\n<div id=\"div_block-71-170909-2\" class=\"ct-div-block\" data-id=\"div_block-71-170909\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image-78-170909-2\" class=\"ct-image lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick-768x351.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jobsexpo-limerick-768x351.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" data-id=\"image-78-170909\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"headline-85-170909-2\" class=\"ct-headline event-title\" data-id=\"headline-85-170909\"><span id=\"span-92-170909-2\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-92-170909\">Jobs Expo Limerick<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"text_block-35-170909-2\" class=\"ct-text-block event-date\" data-id=\"text_block-35-170909\"><span id=\"span-103-170909-2\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-103-170909\">Saturday, Jun 21, 10AM<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-36-170909-2\" class=\"ct-text-block event-price\" data-id=\"text_block-36-170909\"><span id=\"span-109-170909-2\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-109-170909\">Free<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"link_text-58-170909-2\" class=\"ct-link-text \" title=\"Register and get your tickets to the event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbookings.com\/b\/event\/jobs-expo-limerick-21st-june-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"link_text-58-170909\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"div_block-68-170909-3\" class=\"ct-div-block\" data-id=\"div_block-68-170909\">\n<div id=\"div_block-71-170909-3\" class=\"ct-div-block\" data-id=\"div_block-71-170909\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image-78-170909-3\" class=\"ct-image lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915-768x402.png 768w\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobsexpo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ConstructionJobsExpo2025artwork-1200x628px-RAP-BC-31Mar2025-43915-768x402.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-id=\"image-78-170909\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"headline-85-170909-3\" class=\"ct-headline event-title\" data-id=\"headline-85-170909\"><span id=\"span-92-170909-3\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-92-170909\">Construction Jobs Expo<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"text_block-35-170909-3\" class=\"ct-text-block event-date\" data-id=\"text_block-35-170909\"><span id=\"span-103-170909-3\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-103-170909\">Saturday, June 7th, 11AM<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-36-170909-3\" class=\"ct-text-block event-price\" data-id=\"text_block-36-170909\"><span id=\"span-109-170909-3\" class=\"ct-span\" data-id=\"span-109-170909\">Free<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"link_text-58-170909-3\" class=\"ct-link-text \" title=\"Register and get your tickets to the event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbookings.com\/b\/event\/construction-jobs-expo-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"link_text-58-170909\">Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a job in 2025, there&#8217;s one clear message from the latest Spring Skills Bulletin from SOLAS: green skills are 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Whether you&#8217;re working in agriculture, construction, sales, or engineering, having an understanding of sustainability and environmentally conscious practices can set you apart. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/irelands-green-jobs-boom\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ireland\u2019s Green Jobs Boom<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set"},"categories":[66,29,125],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6889,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885\/revisions\/6889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.recruit.ie\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}