According to TeamLease Digital's Green Industry Outlook report, which was shared exclusively with ET, the country's green industry is expected to add 3.7 million jobs by FY25, to the current 18.5 million.
Renewable energy, environmental health and safety, solar energy, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability are the most in-demand green skills. Solar project managers, solar O&M technicians, wind energy engineers, biofuel process engineers, carbon analysts, sustainability consultants, PCB design engineers, e-waste managers, and hydrogen project managers are also on the list.
"Waste management, which includes e-waste, is expected to grow by 20%, while the wastewater management sector is expected to grow by 16% (in terms of jobs) by FY25," Munira Loliwala, assistant vice president of strategy and growth at TeamLease Digital, told ET. Renewables are expected to account for 30% of total jobs, with green construction accounting for 18% and climate change accounting for 15%, according to Loliwala.
Companies reported aggressive hiring across all industries. According to C Jayakumar, head of corporate human resource at Larsen & Toubro, where managing director SN Subrahmanyan is leading the wave of elevating green business, around 37% of revenue comes from green businesses, and hiring will be proportional to its revenue contribution.
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