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New York - Topline Survey Results

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Clean Energy Labor Data

72%   of Renewable Energy workers spend at least 50% of their time conducting renewable energy work
66%   of Renewable Energy workers spend all of their time conducting renewable energy work
59%   of Energy Efficiency workers spend at least 50% of their time conducting energy efficiency work
36%   of Energy Efficiency workers spend all of their time conducting energy efficiency work

Q13. Occupational Categories
  6.5%   Production or manufacturing positions
  26.1%   Installation or repair positions
  21.0%   Administrative positions
  27.4%   Management or professional positions
  15.2%   Sales positions
  3.7%   Other

Q18. Difficulty Finding Qualified Applicants
  25.4%   Very difficult
  55.9%   Somewhat difficult
  18.6%   Not at all difficult

Q19. Most Significant Reasons for Reported Hiring Difficulty
  19.1%   Lack of soft skills
  12.8%   Competition/small applicant pool
  34.0%   Insufficient qualifications, certifications, education
  42.6%   Lack of experience, training, technical skills
  14.9%   Difficulty finding industry-specific knowledge and skills
  12.8%   Cannot provide competitive wages
  6.4%   Location
  10.6%   Other
  2.1%   Cultural fit
  2.1%   DK/NA

Q20. Most Difficult Occupations to Fill
  12.8%   Technician/technical support
  25.5%   Engineer
  21.3%   Sales, marketing, customer service
  25.5%   Installation
  27.7%   Manager, director, superivisor, VP
  8.5%   Electrician/construction
  4.3%   Administrative support
  21.3%   Other
  0.0%   Software/web development
  2.1%   Design/architecture
  0.0%   Manufacturing/production
  2.1%   Finance/accounting
  2.1%   Analyst/research
  0.0%   Consultant
  10.6%   Operations/business development
  0.0%   Legal
  6.4%   DK/NA