The German mining industry experienced 0.75% drop in new job postings in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Salzgitter with 217 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of mining company job postings. GlobalData’s Mining: Hiring Trends & Signals Q1 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the mining industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.

Notably, Office and Administrative Support Occupations jobs accounted for an 8% share of the German mining industry new job postings in Q1 2024, up by 10% over the prior quarter.

Office and Administrative Support Occupations drive mining industry hiring activity

Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Office and Administrative Support Occupations, which accounted for 8% of the total new job postings in Q1 2024 and were down by 23% year-on-year. Second highest were Management Occupations, which accounted for 6% and drop by 20% year-on-year, and third highest were Business and Financial Operations Occupations, which were 3% of the new job postings and 6% higher year-on-year.

Top five companies in mining industry accounted for 31% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Salzgitter with 217, followed by ABB with 157, while the highest increase was at Atlas Copco at 120%.

For further understanding of GlobalData's Mining: Hiring Trends & Signals Q1 2024, buy the report here.

This content was updated on 28 April 2024

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