Author summary As countries pursue greener economies, hydrogen is expected to play a key role in decarbonizing energy, transport, and industry. But it remains unclear how this transition affects employment—where new jobs emerge, what skills are in demand, and which organizations are involved. In this study, we analyzed over 3,000 job advertisements in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark to examine how hydrogen-related employment is beginning to take shape. The results show that most new jobs are concentrated in regions with strong existing industries and focus on engineering, project development, and research. National patterns differ: Norway builds on offshore energy and engineering firms, Sweden’s recruitment is led by utility companies, and Denmark emphasizes research and technology development in the capital region. Our findings show that job data can offer early insights into how new technologies become embedded in existing industrial and regional systems—and provide valuable input for workforce planning in sustainability transitions.
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This paper examines how emerging employment patterns reflect the early-stage structuring of the hydrogen economy in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Drawing on socio-technical systems theory and cluster analysis, we analyze 3,055 hydroge… [65010 chars]
Source: PLOS (Public Library of Science) | Published: 2025-10-10T00:00:00Z
Credit: PLOS (Public Library of Science)
