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Industry Sentiment

Industry Sentiment & Mobility: Previous Roles

WHAT WAS YOUR PREVIOUS ROLE BEFORE JOINING THE BATTERY INDUSTRY?

A majority of battery professionals entered the industry from outside fields, reflecting strong cross-industry mobility. 2 in 3 enter the battery field from other industries. Prior experience most commonly comes from research, engineering, business, and adjacent technology roles, highlighting the industry’s ability to attract talent with transferable skills. This pattern underscores the battery sector’s porous boundaries and its reliance on cross-disciplinary expertise to build and scale the workforce.

These patterns underscore the battery and dependence on transferable skills. Source: Battery Talent Census

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