We track jobs in alternative protein via our comprehensive job board, Alt Protein Careers. Here are a few highlights from what we’re seeing:
Where the jobs are
Last quarter, we expanded our job board to include Europe and Israel. With the addition of these regions:
52% of the current open positions on Alt Protein Careers are in the U.S., 39% are in Europe (which includes the UK and Turkey), 6% are in Israel, and 4% are in Canada.
Within the U.S., 20% of the open roles are located in California, 12% in New York & New Jersey, 8% in Massachusetts, 6% in Minnesota (primarily from PURIS and SunOpta), and 6% in Illinois (primarily in Greater Chicago).
Within Europe, 25% of the jobs in alt protein are in Germany, 23% in the Netherlands, and 17% are in the UK.
Geographical trends
Compared to mid-2024, the number of open jobs posted in the U.S. decreased substantially (by about 26%).
The biggest decrease by state was California, which shed just over half of its open roles since the middle of last year.
We also looked at the ratio of open roles within a country to its population size. The countries with the highest number of currently open roles in alternative protein per capita are:
Country | # of open jobs per million citizens |
Israel | 3.7 |
Netherlands | 3.3 |
Denmark | 2.4 |
Switzerland | 1.6 |
USA | 1.0 |
Who’s hiring the most right now
This map shows companies with more than 5 positions currently open. Flora Food Group (formerly Upfield) is in the lead with 32 roles posted, with Puris just behind it with 26 open roles. Note, the arrows point to where the company is based, and not necessarily where the company is hiring.
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This summary is a snapshot of select data that we monitor. If you’re interested in more details about the alternative protein job market, please feel free to schedule a call with us here. If you're hiring, please email noga@altproteinpartners.com and we'll add your industry-related job to our job board.
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