A capstone of the Museum’s yearlong exploration of climate solutions, “Careers of Tomorrow” answers your questions about pursuing a career in the green sector  

BOSTON – With green jobs on the rise, the Museum of Science, Boston holds its first-ever sustainable careers fair on December 7. Around the world, employer demand for a green workforce is outpacing the supply of that workforce by double, imperiling climate commitments. But a majority of aspiring green jobseekers report being unsure how to land desired jobs. Careers of Tomorrow is designed to illuminate the many paths into the green sector, providing a roadmap to meet their great interest. The capstone event of the Museum’s Year of the Earthshot, a yearlong exploration of climate solutions, Careers of Tomorrow takes over the entire Museum with mentorship and resume-building workshops, panels on the clean energy transition and food system transformation, talks by inspiring green startup leaders, science activities for all ages, and a job fair spanning fields, from renewable energy and climate tech to landscape architecture, agriculture, and medicine. 

“Science museums are trusted institutions with deep roots in their local communities,” said Tim Ritchie, president of the Museum of Science, Boston. “We are committed to public science learning and literacy to address our most pressing scientific problems today. Together, we are uniquely positioned to drive public engagement, education, and action on climate change. Under the auspices of our Center for the Environment, Careers of Tomorrow is bringing together the Museum’s partners from across one of the world’s foremost innovation ecosystems here in Boston to support attendees in transitioning to the green jobs sector.”

Throughout 2024, the Museum of Science has engaged visitors in new ways around climate change and sustainable solutions, conducting a youth poll on climate anxiety and action, holding its first youth climate summit for high school students throughout the state, and launching a new multiyear environmental justice series Champions for Environmental Justice, in addition to a host of exhibits and programming, curricula, and digital partnerships on climate solutions. Careers of Tomorrow: Green Jobs Showcase is the Museum’s newest program, sparking climate action by facilitating entry to the green sector at a time when human-caused climate change is supercharging storms and driving record-breaking heatwaves around the world. 

Taking place on Saturday, December 7, from 10am to 3pm, Careers of Tomorrow is free to the public, featuring Museum partners from startup and legacy organizations working to combat climate change and green their existing jobs. Individual mentorship opportunities are available to attendees with pre-registration from representatives of award-winning solar installer Solaris Renewables; engineering and technology leader Technip Energies; utility modernizer PowerLines; food revolutionizer Freight Farms; Takeda Pharmaceuticals; climate tech incubator Greentown Labs; the Engine Accelerator at MIT; agricultural cooperative Ocean Spray; sustainable metals producer Phoenix Tailings; Boston Society of Landscape Architects; science entrepreneurship innovator Activate; and the Museum of Science, among others. Joining them to table at the green jobs fair are Boston Medical Center, green industry development workforce program PowerCorpsBOS, community-driven network College to Climate, and community-engaged nonprofit The Possible Zone, among others.

Alongside talks on current science and technology by CO2-free transportation startup Wada Hoppah, on-demand electric bike share CargoB, and community food provider Food for Free, Careers of Tomorrow features activities by the Museum’s Youth Engineering Solutions, AI Blueprint for MA, and Boston Society of Landscape Architects, and two panels on the most pressing issues facing the green sector. Moderated by Nicole Richards, chief executive officer of Allonnia, experts from Technip Energies, Takeda, PowerLines, and PowerCorpsBOS will come together to discuss the clean energy transition. Transforming food systems is the topic of discussion for representatives from Ocean Spray, Boston Medical Center, Freight Farms, and The Food Project. 

“Green skills are integral to fighting climate change, whether your official job title has the word ‘green’ in it or not,” said David Sittenfeld, director of the Center for the Environment at the Museum of Science. "As environmental concerns like climate change manifest themselves in our communities more visibly each year, the need for a just energy transition becomes ever more important. We need a workforce that can help to activate climate solutions for everyone. Sustainability can and should be built into every career, and every existing job can and should be greener. Careers of Tomorrow has been designed to show how that’s possible and answer practical questions about where to start.”

A capstone of 2024’s Year of the Earthshot and organized by the Center for the Environment at the Museum of Science, Careers of Tomorrow: Green Jobs Showcase is generously supported by Ocean Spray and Technip Energies. This program is free to the public thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.

About the Museum of Science, Boston

As science and technology increasingly shape our lives, the Museum of Science strives to equip and inspire everyone to use science for the global good. Among the world’s largest science centers and New England’s most attended cultural institution, we engage nearly five million people a year—at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. Established in 1830, the Museum is home to such iconic attractions as the Theater of Electricity, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum influences formal and informal STEM education through research and national advocacy, as a strong community partner and loyal educator resource, and as a leader in universal design, developing exhibits and programming accessible to all. Learn more at mos.org.