Workforce Report 2018

WORKFORCE REPORT 2018

Overall, the gender profile of the industry is comparable to other STEM-related industries such as construction and defence, but below the national average of 47 per cent women across all sectors. The industry’s offshore workforce is lagging despite individual company and industry-wide efforts to improve gender diversity.

The most recent labour market study to include the gender split of oil and gas overall was published in late 2014 13 , and gave a figure of 23% for the industry.

Catering employs the largest single proportion of women offshore (27 per cent). Together with maintenance (12 per cent) and administration (4 per cent), these disciplines accounted for 43 per cent of the female workforce in 2017.

Figure 16: Breakdown of Female Personnel by Key Discipline

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Source: Vantage POB

13 ‘Fuelling the Next Generation’, EY. www.ey.com/uk/en/industries/oil---gas/ey-fuelling-the-next-generation

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