Solar power generation recruits slicers

Should solar industry recruits be based on office-based jobs?

Solar-industry companies need to forget ideas about office-based roles and look far afield to source the recruits necessary for the energy transition – and then they need to keep them loyal by offering a rewarding career. The race is on across Europe for solar industry recruits.

What is the EU solar jobs report?

The EU Solar Jobs Report, built and modelled in-house, is published annually to analyse the development of direct and indirect employment in a sector producing and installing the technology that is set to be Europe's leading power generation source.

Is the solar industry a job machine for the European Union?

In recent years, the solar sector has turned into an important job machine for the European Union. The solar industry has been constantly and strongly growing, adding more power generation capacity than any other technology and creating hundreds of thousands of meaningful jobs.

How will the solar job market change in 2024?

For 2024, we expect very slow solar installation capacity growth by only around 5% to about 64 GW new solar in the EU. As consequence, the solar job market will stagnate, and job numbers are likely to increase by less than 1%.

How many solar jobs are there in Europe 2023?

SolarPower Europe's recent “EU Solar Jobs Report 2023” revealed a staggering 39% growth in the solar workforce, reaching an impressive 648,000 employees by the end of 2022 and up from 466,000 in the previous year.

How many solar jobs will Poland have by 2025?

While initial estimates projected 1 million solar jobs by 2030, the industry now anticipates achieving this milestone as early as 2025, underscoring the rapid pace of solar market expansion. In 2022, Poland emerged as an epicenter of the solar workforce, boasting the highest number of solar workers in Europe.