Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2025-2030
Figure 12: Germany C&I and O&M Workforce Demand Onshore Workforce Demand (in thousands)
Project deployment is advancing steadily: by early 2025, VDMA and BWE reported that 635 new onshore turbines with a combined capacity of 3,251 MW were commissioned in 2024, while gross additions in 2025 are projected to reach between 4.8 and 5.3 GW, supported by an accelerating rate of repowering, which already contributed 37 percent of new capacity in 2024. GWEC Market Intelligence expects Germany will continue to lead regional market growth with more than 35 GW of new onshore wind and 10 GW of new offshore wind installations in the next five years, driven by a robust auction schedule, PPA uptake and the WindLandG land-use mandate requiring federal states to allocate 2 percent of their territory to wind energy by 2032.
These dynamics will translate into a significant rise in workforce demand. According to GWO, onshore wind will require roughly 19,834 technicians in 2025, increasing to between 23,162 and 27,347 technicians per year from 2026 to 2028 as installation volumes increase, and continuing to rise to 36,583 technicians by 2033 and around 40,783 by 2035, reflecting high levels of repowering and maintenance activity. Workforce demand in offshore wind expands even more sharply, increasing from 4,754 technicians in 2023 to around 5,057 in 2024, then to approximately 7,644 in 2025, and peaking at close to 19,204 in 2032–2033 before gradually easing to 11,591 by 2035 as the market shifts toward the operations and maintenance stage following new wind installation phases. Strong policy drivers showcase a greater number of wind workforce requirements for both onshore and offshore wind growth in the next ten years.
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C&I
O&M
50
41
38
40
37
34
33
30
21
29
27
30
20
25
19
23
18
19
20
16
17
16
20
16
16
15
15
14
11
9
8
7
20
19
10
17
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
0
2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Oshore Workforce Demand (in thousands)
C&I
O&M
20
19
19
14
15
13
13
11
13
12
11
10
5
3
10
9
9
7
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
5
8
8
8
5
3
3
2 2
6
2
1
5
4
4
3
2
2 2 2
2
0
2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Source: GWEC
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