According to the LinkedIn Economic Graph, Sweden has the highest percentage of automotive workers working on the development and modernization of electric vehicles of any other country in Europe.
Careers related to electric vehicles include battery testing, automotive electronics development, charging stations, fuel cells, electric motor work, and more. In total, 38 areas of activity were analyzed.
It is noted that almost every tenth (9.43%) person who works in the automotive industry in Sweden is closely related to the development of electric vehicles.
Germany came second with 8.95% of workers in the automotive industry, while Britain came in third with 8.31% and France in fourth place with 4.28%.
Even though Sweden has the highest percentage of employees in the automotive industry from the “eco-electric” field, this is only about 45,360 people. Meanwhile, in Germany – this is 160,760 people, in France – 97,700 people, and in Britain – 91,440 workers.
According to LinkedIn dataItaly, Sweden, Germany and the UK have the highest percentage of employees with EV skills working in industries related to EV infrastructure, such as utilities.
A recent survey by the World Employment Confederation found that a significant number of companies plan to hire people with “green” skills, with 81% of respondents globally and 88% of respondents in the UK saying they will increasingly look for people with “electrical” experience in the coming years. ten years