Employment in offshore wind energy sector is expected to grow steadily in the coming years. In 2020, the offshore wind energy sector employed 22,000 people in the operations and maintenance segment, this was expected to increase to 177,000 in 2030.
Offshore wind energy employment worldwide in 2020, with estimates until 2030, by type
( in 1,000s)
values represent full time equivalent workers (FTEs).
Supplementary notes
The jobs are grouped as construction and development (C&D) which are typically capital expenditures and operation and maintenance (O&M) roles which relate to operational expenditures.
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