Robotics boom across industries leads to surge in demand for jobs
It appears that while job seekers are increasingly looking at working in the robotics sector, companies within the sector are slowing down in terms of hiring.
Published: 08th July 2018 11:29 AM | Last Updated: 08th July 2018 11:29 AM | A+A A-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Advisor to US President, Ivanka Trump at Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017. (Photo | AP)
BENGALURU: There has been an increase of 186 per cent in the number of job seekers looking for work opportunities in the robotics sector in India between May 2015 and May 2018, according to data from job site Indeed.
During the same period, job postings in the sector grew by 191 per cent.
The rising interest among job seekers in robotics as seen in the past year goes beyond the growth witnessed by the sector last year. But the number of job postings in the sector has slowed after the initial boom.
It appears that while job seekers are increasingly looking at working in the robotics sector, companies within the sector are slowing down in terms of hiring.
Following the initial spurt in growth in 2015, driven by the government investment of $13 billion USD in robotics under its Make in India initiative, hiring for robotics profiles has slowed considerably.
The data further indicates that Maharashtra is the leading state in India for those seeking job opportunities in the robotics sector.
Home to large technology centres like Pune and Mumbai, it comes as no surprise that the region leads the trend.
