Jobs for executives in the hydrogen industry

Dusseldorf The job market for hydrogen experts offers lucrative opportunities for specialists and executives. Labor market expert Annina Hering from the online job exchange Indeed says: “Personnel are desperately needed for the green transformation of the economy.” The best prerequisites for negotiating above-average remuneration when changing jobs. Six-figure salaries are also possible for career changers.

For example, according to Indeed, an experienced project manager earns an average gross annual salary of around 86,500 euros across all industries. If you have a degree in the required areas, you can negotiate “significantly more”.

So-called green hydrogen is considered the key to the climate-friendly transformation of industry and transport. The market is just emerging. In the first five months of 2023, almost 1100 jobs were available nationwide for the keyword “hydrogen”, according to an exclusive evaluation of print and online job offers by the Employer-Branding-Beratung Index for the Handelsblatt. That is ten times more than in 2019. Experts explain which profiles pay off for project managers, department heads and top managers who are willing to change jobs.