Quick facts on Canadian eco jobs

Are you pursuing an environmental career in Canada? Environmental Careers Organization (ECO Canada) is an excellent course of information on the country's environmental industry. Here are interesting quick eco job facts:

-There are 530,000+ environmental employees in Canada, 3.2% of the country's workforce.

-By 2011, environmental employment is expected to reach 573,565 - an increase of 8.1%

-10% of Canadian organizations have one or more environmental employees.

-The top five industries employing environmental workers are:
1. Public administration
2. Mining and oil and gas extraction
3. Waste management and remediation, administration and support
4. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5. Manufacturing

For more information, check out ECO CANADA online.

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