The South & Central American power industry experienced a 16% rise in new job postings in Q2 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by CPFL Energia with 581 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of power company job postings. GlobalData’s Power Mix in Transition report analyses the global power mix transition from 2023 to 2035, focusing on cleaner energy trends, renewables like wind and solar power, and the future of coal and gas. It provides insights into the evolving power market, costs, investments, and indust Buy the report here.
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Notably, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations jobs accounted for a 5% share of the South & Central American power industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2023, rise 16% over the prior quarter.
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations drive power hiring activity
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, with a share of 5% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the South & Central American power industry in Q2 2023 , ahead of Management Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 3% share in Q2 2023, Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations with a 3% share and Computer and Mathematical Occupations with a 3% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 55% of hiring activity
CPFL Energia posted 581 jobs in Q2 2023 and registered a growth of 112% over the previous quarter, followed by Raizen with 525 jobs and a 94% growth. Rede Energia Participacoes, with 470 jobs, and Energisa, with 469 jobs, recorded a 4% drop and an 8% drop, respectively, while Neoenergia recorded a 54% decline with a 370 new job postings during Q2 2023.
Regional analysis of hiring in the South & Central American power industry, Q2 2023
Brazil held the leading share of the South & Central American power hiring activity with a 72.76% share, an 11% increase over Q1 2023. Chile was next with 6.29%, four-percentage-point up over the previous quarter.
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