Renewables is the most popular energy sector when considering an employment switch within the global energy industry. According to a 2021 survey, 55 percent of employees from the power sector and 52 percent of employees from the oil and gas sector would consider a move to the renewables sector if they were to change careers within the energy industry. By comparison, 47 percent of employees from the renewables sector would consider employment in the power sector.
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Energy Jobline, & Airswift. (March 21, 2022). Preferred energy sector in case of career change within the energy industry worldwide as of 2021, by current employment sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197275/employment-switch-preferred-energy-sector/
Energy Jobline, und Airswift. "Preferred energy sector in case of career change within the energy industry worldwide as of 2021, by current employment sector." Chart. March 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197275/employment-switch-preferred-energy-sector/
Energy Jobline, Airswift. (2022). Preferred energy sector in case of career change within the energy industry worldwide as of 2021, by current employment sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197275/employment-switch-preferred-energy-sector/
Energy Jobline, and Airswift. "Preferred Energy Sector in Case of Career Change within The Energy Industry Worldwide as of 2021, by Current Employment Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197275/employment-switch-preferred-energy-sector/
Energy Jobline & Airswift, Preferred energy sector in case of career change within the energy industry worldwide as of 2021, by current employment sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197275/employment-switch-preferred-energy-sector/ (last visited May 31, 2023)
Preferred energy sector in case of career change within the energy industry worldwide as of 2021, by current employment sector [Graph], Energy Jobline, & Airswift, March 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197275/employment-switch-preferred-energy-sector/