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)
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Rystad Energy. (February 19, 2021). Offshore wind energy employment worldwide in 2020, with estimates until 2030, by type ( in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219826/offshore-wind-job-development-by-type/
Rystad Energy. "Offshore wind energy employment worldwide in 2020, with estimates until 2030, by type ( in 1,000s)." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219826/offshore-wind-job-development-by-type/
Rystad Energy. (2021). Offshore wind energy employment worldwide in 2020, with estimates until 2030, by type ( in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219826/offshore-wind-job-development-by-type/
Rystad Energy. "Offshore Wind Energy Employment Worldwide in 2020, with Estimates until 2030, by Type ( in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219826/offshore-wind-job-development-by-type/
Rystad Energy, Offshore wind energy employment worldwide in 2020, with estimates until 2030, by type ( in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219826/offshore-wind-job-development-by-type/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Offshore wind energy employment worldwide in 2020, with estimates until 2030, by type ( in 1,000s) [Graph], Rystad Energy, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219826/offshore-wind-job-development-by-type/