The global mining industry witnessed a 16% rise in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in new job postings related to robotics since 2020, according to GlobalData's Job Analytics database. New job postings increased by 35% year-on-year in 2021, and by less than 1% year-on-year in 2022.

Notably, computer and mathematical occupations jobs accounted for 30% share of the global mining industry’s robotics-related new job postings since 2020.

Computer and mathematical occupations, with a share of 30%, emerged as the top robotics-related job roles within the mining industry since 2020, with new job postings rising by 72% year-on-year in 2021 and by 4% year-on-year in 2022.

Architecture and engineering occupations came in second with a share of 28%, with new job postings increasing by 17% year-on-year in 2021 and by 55% year-on-year in 2022.

The other prominent robotics roles include management occupations (13% share), production occupations (7% share) and installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5% share).

The top five companies, in terms of the number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, since 2020 were ABB, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Hindalco Industries, and Anglo American. Together they accounted for a combined share of 70% of all robotics-related new jobs in the mining industry.

ABB posted 3,905 robotics-related jobs since 2020, followed by Komatsu with 873 jobs, and Caterpillar with 774 jobs, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

New job postings by ABB decreased by 20% year-on-year in 2021 and by 29% year-on-year in 2022, while those by Komatsu increased by 13% in 2021 and decreased by 17% in 2022.

The largest share of robotics-related new job postings in the mining industry since 2020 was in the US with 45%, followed by China (9%) and Australia (6%). The share represented by the US increased by 14 percentage points from 37% in 2021 to 51% in 2022.

The global mining industry experienced a 51% rise in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in company filings mentions of robotics since 2020. Key companies in terms of mentions include ABB, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Vesuvius, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 1,000 mining company filings.

Notably, since 2020, robotics was the most referenced technology theme in terms of mentions, followed by artificial intelligence and internet of things, according to GlobalData's Company Filings database. Mentions related to robotics increased by 34% year-on-year in 2021 and by 18% year-on-year in 2022.

Of the 50 leading companies in the mining industry, Emmerson Resources had the highest year-on-year increase in references to robotics in 2022. GlobalData identified 26 robotics related sentences in the company's filings in 2022, 2% of all sentences. Meanwhile, United Company RUSAL had the highest year-on-year increase in references for robotics in 2021. GlobalData identified 11 robotics related sentences in the company's filings in 2021, 1% of all sentences.

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies a sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on how positive the sentiment has turned. Sentiment score is based on the level of positivity on a scale of 0 to 1. The average sentiment score for robotics in 2022 was 0.81, which was more positive compared to the average industry sentiment of 0.62.