Notably, Architecture and Engineering Occupations jobs accounted for a 9% share of the global mining industry’s new job postings in Q3 2023, down 21% over the prior quarter.
Architecture and Engineering Occupations drive mining industry hiring activity
Architecture and Engineering Occupations, with a share of 9%, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the global mining industry in Q3 2023, ahead of Management Occupations with an 8% share of job postings.
The other prominent roles include Production Occupations with a 7% share in Q3 2023, Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 19% share and Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations with a 6% share of new job postings.
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Top five companies in mining industry accounted for 28% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 28% share of the overall hiring activity in the global mining industry in Q3 2023.
ABB posted 3,801 jobs in Q3 2023 and registered a growth of 33% over the previous quarter, followed by Caterpillar with 3,147 jobs and an 8% decline. Cummins with 2,028 jobs and Vale with 1,985 jobs, recorded a 55% decline and a 31% drop, respectively, while Orica recorded a 54% drop with 1,772 job postings during Q3 2023.
Hiring activity was driven by North America with an 49% share of total new job postings, Q3 2023
North America held the leading share of the new job postings in the global mining industry with an 49% share, a 3% higher over Q2 2023. Europe stood next with 21%, registering a 26% decline over the previous quarter.
Asia-Pacific with a 19% share marked a 29% drop over Q2 2023. The South & Central America and Middle East & Africa accounted for shares of 20% and 25% respectively.
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