NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Training American workers for so-called green jobs is seen, alternatively, as a way to resurrect an economy battling double-digit unemployment in traditional industries or as a complete waste of taxpayer money.

A reality check on these respective claims shows two things.

For one, domestic green jobs are unlikely to provide any sort of employment utopia for the overwhelming majority of jobless Americans.

And yet, they are hardly the scam that the naysayers make them out to be, considering the increasing global and work-place focus on making environmental improvements and realizing energy-efficiency gains.

A number of state reports indicate that green jobs are on the rise, though they likely total less than 1% of U.S. jobs overall currently. One problem: Most of the jobs don't seem to indicate a need for high-tech workers with advanced degrees yet.

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