Also called: PV Installer, Solar Technician
Installs solar panels on roofs and in solar farms, and connects them to the grid.
You climb onto a roof with a harness, mount racking, carry panels up, and wire them together. On a big solar farm you might install hundreds of panels a day with a crew in open fields.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training or community college courses; NABCEP certification helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Solar Technology (certificate), Electrical Technology.
Growing much faster than average (about 42% over 10 years). One of the fastest-growing jobs, though it starts from a small base and depends on policy.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Panel-placing robots are coming to big solar farms; rooftop installs stay hands-on, and demand keeps growing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to solar installers (Sunrun, Tesla, local firms) for installer helper jobs; they train you on roofs
Classes: Electrical CTE, Physics, Algebra I.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2231.
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