The global mining industry experienced a 17% drop in new job postings related to batteries in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics. This compares to a 33% decrease versus Q4 2022. GlobalData’s Mining: Hiring Trends & Signals Q4 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the mining industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Architecture and Engineering Occupations jobs accounted for a 17% share of the global mining industry’s batteries-related total new job postings in Q4 2023, up 16% over the prior quarter.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations drive batteries-related hiring activity
Architecture and Engineering Occupations, with a share of 17%, emerged as the top batteries-related job roles within the mining industry in Q4 2023, with new job postings rising by 16% quarter-on-quarter. Office and Administrative Support Occupations came in second with a share of 17% in Q4 2023, with new job postings rising by 10% over the previous quarter.
The other prominent batteries roles include Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with an 8% share in Q4 2023, Construction and Extraction Occupations with a 7% share of new job postings.
Top five companies in mining industry accounted for 47% of hiring activity
The top companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, as of Q4 2023 were Schnitzer Steel Industries, ABB, American Iron & Metal Co, Wartsila, and Mineral Resources. Together they accounted for a combined share of 47% of all batteries-related new jobs in the mining industry.
Schnitzer Steel Industries posted 138 batteries-related new jobs in Q4 2023, ABB 92 jobs, American Iron & Metal Co 57 jobs, Wartsila 49 jobs, and Mineral Resources 49 jobs, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics.
Hiring activity was driven by the US with a 43.88% share of total new job postings, Q4 2023
The largest share of batteries-related new job postings in the mining industry in Q4 2023 was in the US with 43.88% followed by Australia (21.70%) and Canada (11.64%). The share represented by the US was three percentage points lower than the 46.93% share it accounted for in Q3 2023.
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