19% Global 22% Labour-market churn Five-year structural labour -force chur n40% Global 39% Skill disruption Shares of cor e skills wh ich w ill change81% Global 83% Organizations with DEI priorities Share of organ izations w ith DEI pr iorities72% Global 88% AI exposure Share of organ izations runn ing AI pr ogrammes Trend outlook Macrotrends driving business transformation Share of organ izations surveyed that ident iﬁed th is trend as l ikely to dr ive transfor mation in the ir organ ization Industr y Global Increased effor ts and investments to r educe carbon…55% 47% Broaden ing d igital access55% 60% Increased effor ts and investments to adapt to cl imate …53% 41% Increased geopol itical d ivision and conﬂicts35% 34% Rising cost of l iving, h igher prices or inﬂat ion33% 50% Increased focus on labour and social issues31% 46%Slower econom ic growth29% 42% Increased gover nment subs idies and industr ial pol icy 28% 21% Increased r estrictions to global trade and investment28% 23% Growing work ing-age populat ions26% 24% Ageing and decl ining work ing- age populat ions26% 40% Stricter ant i-trust and compet ition regulat ions16% 17% Technology trends Technology trends driving business transformation Share of organ izations surveyed that ident ify the technology tr end as l ikely to dr ive bus iness transfor mation Industr y Global Energy generat ion, storage and distribution88% 41% AI and information pr ocess ing technolog ies (b ig data, VR, AR…64% 86% Robots and autonomous systems48% 58% New mater ials and compos ites36% 30% Semiconductors and comput ing technolog ies19% 20%Sens ing, laser and opt ical technolog ies14% 18% Quantum and encr yption7% 12% Biotechnology and gene technolog ies3% 11% Satell ites and space technolog ies2% 9% Jobs outlook Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organ izations surveyed, or dered by net r ole gr owth, and the ir net gr owth and structural chur n (per cent) Net growth Job Gr owth Job d isplacement Net Gr owth Global net gr owth 1.Net gr owth 2.Global net gr owth 3.Chur n NET GROWTH 1. 2. 3. AI and Mach ine Lear ning Specialists46 8246 Renewable Energy Eng ineers 46 3846 Susta inability Spec ialists 32 3332 Energy Eng ineers 20 1821 Project Managers 12 1714 Account ing, Bookkeep ing and Payroll Clerks-15 -1815Skill outlook Skills of increasing use by 2030 Skills of the most increase in use by 2030 Industr y Global CORE SKILLS OF 2025 Analyt ical th inking 80% Creative th inking 74% Resilience, ﬂex ibility and ag ility 67% Technolog ical literacy 61% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 57%SKILLS OF INCREASING USE BY 2030 AI and b ig data 91% Networks and cybersecur ity 79% Technolog ical literacy 67% Curiosity and l ifelong lear ning 67% Leadersh ip and soc ial inﬂuence 62% Workforce Strategy outlook Key components of your workforce strategy by 2030 % surveyed organ izations select ing the macr otrend to dr ive workfor ce transfor mation Industr y Global INDUSTR YGLOBAL Upskill your workfor ce 90% 85% Hire staff w ith new sk ills to meet emerg ing bus iness needs 77% 70% Complement and augment your workfor ce w ith new technolog ies 69% 63%Upskilling and reskilling outlook 39 Global 41 Would not need tra ining by 203032 Global 29 Would be upsk illed in the ir current role18 Global 19 Would be upsk illed and redeployed11 Global 11 Would be unl ikely to upsk ill1 / 2 Industry Proﬁle Energy Technology and Utilities -100% 100% 0 Future of Jobs Report 2025 254