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Things that raise your pay

• Stormwater and green infrastructure

  Cities are paying to manage rain with plants and soil instead of pipes.

• GIS (geographic information systems)

  Mapping software. Opens planning and environmental work.

• LEED (a green building rating system) accreditation

  Asked for on many public and institutional projects.

• Certified arborist

  Through the ISA (International Society of Arboriculture). Tree work pays on every urban project.

• Playground safety inspector

  A short certification that municipalities value.