Improving the way we produce and use energy could create thousands of new jobs for Australians. By 2030, 75,000 people could be employed in the energy efficiency sector1 with new jobs stemming from retrofitting residential and commercial buildings and appliances, and from improving industrial production systems.

These jobs will be both low skilled and highly specialised and could include energy assessors, green electricians, installers and technicians, manufacturing workers (eg. solar hot water), engineers, architects, facility managers and project managers.

1. ACTU & ACF (2008) Green Gold Rush: How ambitious environmental policy can make Australia a leader in the race for green jobs, Available here