Overview

Executive Summary

Executive Summary Scale Is Accelerating Europeʼs battery supply chain is expected to grow from 62,000 jobs today to 200,000300,000 by 2030. In the US, the industry is projected to add 84,000125,000 jobs by 2032. Globally, the battery value chain could support 510 million additional jobs by the end of the decade.

Demand Is Diversifying

Skills Are the Constraint

Capability Is the Advantage

Near-term EV market volatility is moderating EV-specific hiring, but global battery consumption is still expected to double between 2025 and 2030.

More than 80% of manufacturers report difficulty finding qualified candidates, especially in manufacturing, process engineering, automation, and applied technical roles.

In response, leading companies are reorganizing around cross-functional, digitally enabled teams that combine chemistry, engineering, software, automation, and sustainability.

Gaps in workforce readiness and uneven training pipelines are becoming structural barriers to scaling production.

As hiring expands but skills gaps persist, organizations that invest in adaptable, continuously learning teams are likely to gain a lasting competitive edge over the next decade.

Hiring demand is broadening beyond EVs, with faster growth in battery recycling, grid-scale and distributed energy storage, advanced chemistries, and digitally enabled manufacturing.

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