There were approximately 680,000 jobs in the solar heating and cooling sector worldwide in 2023. Employment in solar heating applications has followed a mostly decreasing trend in the last few years. The number of solar heating and cooling jobs peaked in 2015 at roughly 940,000.
Number of solar heating and cooling jobs worldwide from 2012 to 2023
(in millions)
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