Also called: Solar Electrical Engineer
Designs the wiring, layout, and electrical systems for solar installations from rooftops to utility-scale farms.
You lay out 400,000 panels on a site map, size the inverters and cables, and stamp the drawings that construction crews will build from.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical engineering; PE license for senior roles.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. Design software and AI auto-layout systems, squeezing junior design work; engineers still stamp plans and solve odd sites.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus, Drafting or CAD class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2071.
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