title: Green Collar Workers: An Emerging Workforce in the Environmental Sector.
abstract: We describe the socio-demographic, occupational, and health characteristics of "green collar" workers, a vital and emerging workforce in energy-efficiency and sustainability.
  
  
  
  We linked data from the 2004 to 2012 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS) and US Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted using green collar worker status as the outcome (n = 143,346).
  
  
  
  Green collar workers are more likely than non-green workers to be men, age 25 to 64 years, obese, and with less than or equal to high school (HS) education. They are less likely to be racial/ethnic minorities and employed in small companies or government jobs.
  
  
  
  Green collar workers have a distinct socio-demographic and occupational profile, and this workforce deserves active surveillance to protect its workers' safety. The NHIS-O*NET linkage represents a valuable resource to further identify the unique exposures and characteristics of this occupational sector.
authors.affiliation: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Ms McClure, Dr Lee, Dr Caban-Martinez); Department of Public Health Sciences (Dr LeBlanc, Dr Fernandez, Dr Fleming, Dr Lee, Mr Moore, Dr Caban-Martinez), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; and European Centre for Environment and Human Health and University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom (Dr Fleming).
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: Cristina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Lora E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Alberto J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Caban-Martinez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017149:Private Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017150:Public Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D058012:Small Business / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult