WorldEnergyEmployment2023 INTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCY TheIEAexaminesthefullspectrumofenergyissuesincludingoil,gasandcoalsupplyanddemand,renewableenergytechnologies,electricitymarkets,energyefficiency,accesstoenergy,demandsidemanagementandmuchmore.Throughitswork,theIEAadvocatespoliciesthatwillenhancethereliability,affordabilityandsustainabilityofenergyinits31membercountries,13associationcountriesandbeyond. Thispublicationandanymapincludedhereinarewithoutprejudicetothestatusoforsovereigntyoveranyterritory,tothedelimitationofinternationalfrontiersandboundariesandtothenameofanyterritory,cityorarea. Source:IEA. InternationalEnergyAgencyWebsite:www.iea.org IEAmembercountries: AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanada CzechRepublicDenmarkEstonia FinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanKoreaLithuania LuxembourgMexicoNetherlandsNewZealandNorwayPolandPortugal SlovakRepublic SpainSwedenSwitzerland RepublicofTürkiyeUnitedKingdomUnitedStates TheEuropeanCommissionalsoparticipatesintheworkoftheIEA IEAassociationcountries: ArgentinaBrazilChinaEgyptIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMoroccoSenegalSingapore SouthAfricaThailandUkraine Abstract ThesecondeditionoftheWorldEnergyEmployment(WEE)reporttrackstheevolutionsoftheenergyworkforcefrombeforethepandemic,throughtheglobalenergycrisis,totoday.Thereportprovidesacomprehensivestock-takeofenergyemploymentwithestimatesofthesizeanddistributionofthelabourforceacrossregions,sectors,andtechnologies.Thedatasetprovidesgranularityonworkersalongtheentireenergyvaluechain,coveringfossilfuelsupply,bioenergy,nuclear,low-emissionshydrogen,powergeneration,transmission,distribution,andstorage;andkeyenergy-relatedenduses,includingvehiclemanufacturingandenergyefficiencyforbuildingsandindustry,amongothersegments.Additionally,WEE2023includesforthefirsttimeemploymentdatafortheextractionofselectedcriticalminerals,includingcopper,cobalt,nickelandlithium. Thisyear’sreportalsobenchmarksenergyemploymentneedsagainstanoutlookto2030acrossIEAscenarios,outliningkeypoliciesthatcouldhelpcountriescultivateandmaintainaskilledenergyworkforcethroughouttheenergytransition. WEE2023exploresindepththerisksofskilledlabourshortagesandhowthismayinfluencetheoutlookfortheindustryandincludesnewanalysisonskills,certifications,wages,andjobpostings.Thefindingssignalthattheongoingshiftsinenergyemploymentwillcontinueandcanpresentbothopportunitiesandrisks.Withtherightenablingmeasuresinplace,policymakers,energycompanies, labourrepresentatives,educationalandvocationaltraininginstitutions,andotherkeystakeholderscanworkinconcerttoavoidlabourtransitionriskswhileensuringthetransitiontocleanersourcesofenergyremainspeople-centred. IEA.CCBY4.0. PAGE|3 Tableofcontents Abstract3 Executivesummary5 Introduction9 UnderstandingtheWorldEnergyEmploymentreport10 Overview12 Globallabourmarketsin202213 Totalenergyemployment,202214 Energyemploymenttrends15 Roadto203024 Labourandskills26 Labourandskillsshortages27 Jobvacancyrates30 Occupationsandmostindemandskills36 Educationpipeline42 Wages44 Genderrepresentation45 Fuelandmineralssupply47 Oilandgas48 Coal52 Bioenergy55 Criticalminerals57 Hydrogen&electrolysers59 Powersector62 Overview63 IEA.CCBY4.0. Powergeneration64 PAGE|4 SolarPV65 Wind67 Fossilfuel69 Hydropower72 Nuclear73 Powertransmission,distribution,andstorage76 Vehiclesandend-useenergyefficiency80 Automotive81 Efficiencyjobsinbuildingsandindustry83 Annexes86 Methodology87 Glossary92 Acknowledgements95 Executivesummary ThesecondeditionoftheWorldEnergyEmploymentreportarrivesatatimeofextremefluxintheglobalenergysector.ThelastthreeyearssawtheCovid-19pandemicprecipitatesweepinglayoffs,includingintheenergyindustry,followedbytheglobalenergycrisis.Governmentspursuedurgentmeasurestoensureenergysecurity,includingunprecedentedfinancialsupportforcleanenergy.Cleanenergyinvestmenthasgrownby40%overthepasttwoyears,creatingstrongdemandfromleadingenergyfirmstobringonmoreworkersincleansectors.Still,thefragileglobaleconomicrecoveryandfreshgeopoliticaluncertaintiescontinuetocastashadowovertheoutlookfortheindustryandworkers.Someregionscontinuetofacetightlabourmarketsandhighinterestrates,contributingtocautioushiringinpartsoftheenergysector.TheWorldEnergyEmployment(WEE)2023reporttracksemploymenttrendsovertheentireenergysupplychainthroughthisturbulentperiod—byfuel,technology,sector,andregion.Thereportalsoprovidesanoutlookto2030forenergyemploymentneedsbysectoracrossIEAscenarios,outliningkeypoliciesthatcouldhelpcountriescultivateandmaintainaskilledenergyworkforcethroughoutthetransition. Morepeopleworkintheenergysectortodaythanin2019,almostexclusivelyduetogrowthincleanenergy,whichnowemploysmoreworkersthanfossilfuels.Energyemploymentreachednearly67millionin2022—growingby3.4millionoverpre-pandemiclevels.Cleanenergysectorsadded4.7millionjobsgloballyoverthesameperiodandstandat35million,whilefossil fuelsjobsrecoveredmoreslowlyafterlayoffsin2020andremainaround1.3millionbelowpre-pandemicemploymentlevels,at32million.Asaresult,cleanenergyemploymentsurpassedthatoffossilfuelsin2021.Morethanha