Already, more than 250,000 Australians are powering Australia’s shift to renewables in generation, demand and enabling roles.
Around 21,500 Australians directly work in wind, solar, storage and transmission projects in Australia’s main grid, and even more in WA and the NT. This is almost double the employment in coal and gas generation (11,800 people).Women make up nearly 40% of our renewable workforce – compared to just 23% of the fossil fuel workforce. The shift to renewables will create 33,000 new jobs at its peak in 2029, doubling the current size of the energy workforce. On average between now and 2050, we will need an energy workforce of 52,900.
