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South Korea2021-12ko

2020년 우리나라 산업기술인력 수급 현황

Summary

South Korea faces a persistent challenge in maintaining a sufficient industrial technology workforce, with significant shortages impacting key industries and small-to-medium enterprises. To address this, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, along with the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, conducts an annual nationwide survey to monitor supply and demand trends. The 2020 survey, published in December 2021, reported a total industrial technology workforce of 1,657,673, with a shortage of 36,450 personnel (2.2% shortage rate), particularly acute in SMEs and high-tech sectors like software and chemicals.

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