The number of jobs in the global energy sector rose to 67 million people in 2022, an increase of 3.5 million from pre-pandemic levels, as growing investment in clean energy technologies drove demand for new workers in every region of the world, according to International Energy Agency（IEA）report. But it also warning the skill shortage is the key barrier to ramping up activity.
The IEA released the second edition of the World Energy Employment report on November 13, revealing that more than half of employment growth over this period was in just 5 sectors: solar PV, wind, electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries, heat pumps, and critical minerals mining. Together, the five sectors employ around 9 million people, of which solar PV is by far the largest employer, accounting for 4 million jobs, while EVs and batteries were the fastest growing, adding well over 1 million jobs since 2019.
