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Renewable Energy Jobs in Australia 2020
Queensland summary
June 2020
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Background
The first National survey of Renewable Energy
jobs in Australia
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Objectives
• Improve estimates and understanding of renewable energy employment
• Facilitate better workforce planning to avoid future skill shortages
• Identify opportunities for regional jobs and managing energy transition
• Fully study and methodology available from https://bit.ly/REjobs_Au
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Scope of study
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1. All direct jobs (development, construction/installation, operation and maintenance, manufacturing)
2. Some indirect jobs are included (transport, warehousing, but not professional services, or R&D)
3. Induced jobs are not included (e.g. expenditure of construction workers in regional towns)
4. Some areas were not covered
• Renewable hydrogen
• Metals for renewable energy
• Bio-energy
• Electricity networks
• Professional services (R&D etc)
• End of life recycling, reuse and
disposal
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Renewable Energy Scenarios – Queensland
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• Under the Central Scenario (i.e. BAU), there is steady growth
from the mid-2020s to just under 15 GW
• Under the Step Change scenario, there is strong growth in
renewable energy before 2030, and capacity reaches 25 GW by
2035
• Installed capacity under the High DER scenario grows at a
slightly slower rate with a much higher installation of battery
storage, and reaches a maximum of 15 GW generation, plus
about 5 GW battery capacity.
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
20
20
20
22
20
24
20
26
20
28
20
30
20
32
20
34
Inst
alla
ed
Cap
acit
y (M
W)
QLD: Central Scenario
Distributed batteries Utility batteriesRooftop PV Utility SolarPumped hydro HydroWind
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
20
20
20
22
20
24
20
26
20
28
20
30
20
32
20
34
Inst
alla
ed
Cap
acit
y (M
W)
QLD: Step Change Scenario
Distributed batteries Utility batteriesRooftop PV Utility SolarPumped hydro HydroWind
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
20
20
20
22
20
24
20
26
20
28
20
30
20
32
20
34
Inst
alla
ed
Cap
acit
y (M
W)
QLD: High DER Scenario
Distributed batteries Utility batteriesRooftop PV Utility SolarPumped hydro HydroWind
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How many Renewable Energy jobs?
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Based on AEMO scenarios, there are
significantly different trajectories possible for
renewable energy jobs in coming years:
• Under the Central Scenario (i.e. BAU),
there would be very steep job losses until
the early to mid 2020s from which point
there is mostly steady growth. Renewable
jobs average 5,000 over the period.
• Under the Step Change scenario, there is
steep growth in coming years, a few years of
ups and downs and a downswing before
future coal retirements from the late 2020s.
Renewable jobs average 8,300 over the
period.
• In the High DER scenario, there is strong
growth in coming years which flattens out in
mid-2020s before another boom in the
2030s. Renewable jobs average 7,300 over
the period.
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034
QLD: Renewable Energy Jobs
Central Step Change High DER
Central 5,000Step Change 8,300High DER 7,300
AVERAGE JOB NUMBERS
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QLD would have the second highest renewable jobs, with 75% regional
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STEP CHANGE SCENARIO, 2025
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Jobs growth by technology and scenario
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Step Change Scenario
Rooftop PVUtility SolarSolar water heating
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Central Scenario
Rooftop PVUtility SolarSolar water heating
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: High DER Scenario
Rooftop PVUtility SolarSolar water heating
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Step Change Scenario
Pumped hydro Hydro
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Central Scenario
Pumped hydro Hydro
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: High DER Scenario
Pumped hydro Hydro
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Step Change Scenario
Wind
Wind repowering
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gyQLD: Central Scenario
Wind
Wind repowering
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: High DER Scenario
WindWind repowering
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Step Change Scenario
Distributed batteries
Utility batteries
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: Central Scenario
Distributed batteries
Utility batteries
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
JOBS
(FTE
) by
tech
nolo
gy
QLD: High DER Scenario
Distributed batteries
Utility batteries
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O&M jobs will grow in importance
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• By 2035, O&M jobs could be more than half of renewable energy jobs
• Trend driven by wind farms – good quality blue-collar jobs
• O&M a growing trend in rooftop solar, lower proportion of jobs in solar farms
• The Step Change scenario performs best: by 2035 O&M jobs are 56% of RE jobs, compared to 43% in the High DER and only
27% in the Central scenario
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
20
20
20
22
20
24
20
26
20
28
20
30
20
32
20
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JOB
S (F
TE)
by
typ
e
QLD: Step Change Scenario
Manufacturing (domestic) Development and construction
Operations and maintenance
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
20
20
20
22
20
24
20
26
20
28
20
30
20
32
20
34
JOB
S (F
TE)
by
typ
e
QLD: High DER Scenario
Manufacturing (domestic) Development and construction
Operations and maintenance
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
20
20
20
22
20
24
20
26
20
28
20
30
20
32
20
34
JOB
S (F
TE)
by
typ
e
QLD: Central Scenario
Manufacturing (domestic) Development and construction
Operations and maintenance
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Coal Mining and Renewable Energy Jobs (focusing on the Renewable Energy Zones)
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Most of the REZ
zones are to the
north and south of
the areas with
significant mining
employment.
However, there is
overlap with Q4
(Isaac) and Q8
(Darling Downs),
both with good job
creation.
There is also high
renewable job
creation in Q1 (Far
North).
Source: coal mining jobs, ABS census 2016; RE jobs projections are for 2025 under the Step Change scenario) Note: The Renewable Energy Zones have been identified by the Australian Energy Market Operator
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What are the key occupations across renewable energy (%)?
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Note: the figures are an average for each occupation in the Step Change Scenario 2020-2035 across Australia, and some minor occupations have not been included in
the detailed figure. For further information on occupational breakdowns, skill shortages and recruitment issues see the full report https://bit.ly/REjobs_Au
1-in-5 renewable energy
workers are electricians
& trade assistants
3.6
5.2
5.4
3.1
2.6
4.5
3.4
2.9
2.8
2.7
0.8
13.6
2.7
1.5
1.7
4.0
3.9
1.2
1.8
1.6
4.8
6.1
2.6
0.9
3.1
1.9
1.1
EXECUTIVES & SENIOR MANAGERS
CONSTRUCTION & PROJECT MANAGERS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION & SALES MANAGERS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
HEALTH, SAFETY, QUALITY & ENVIRONMENT
FINANCE, BUSINESS, LEGAL & PLANNING PROFESSIONALS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING & SALES
CIVIL MECHANICAL & SCADA ENGINEERS
ACCREDITED PV DESIGNERS
TRANPORT, LOGISTICS & PROCUREMENT
IT PROFESSIONALS
ELECTRICIANS
MECHANICAL TRADES & TECHNICIANS
CONSTRUCTION TRADES
METAL TRADES & NON-TRADES
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
DRIVERS
CRANE & HOIST OPERATORS
STOREPERSONS & PACKERS
EARTHMOVING & OTHER CONSTRUCTION MACHINES
SOLAR ROOFERS
ELECTRICAL TRADE ASSISTANTS
BATCH PLANT OPERATORS & CONCRETERS
STEEL FIXERS
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LABOURERS
ASSEMBLY LABOURERS
PROCESS WORKERS
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New hydro and pumped hydro will require large volumes of construction workers (%)
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Current coal employment compared to RE employment by occupation
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Source: coal mining jobs, ABS census 2016; RE jobs projections are for 2025 under the Step Change scenario)
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Good match with some trades, technicians and labourers – but not the core workforce of machine operators.
What is the match like between coal and renewables jobs?
Low-cost renewable energy can also support the development of heavy industry (e.g. ‘green steel). Through direct job
creation and powering heavy industry, renewable energy can play a role in industry development plans for coal regions.
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