Builds massive solar farms by driving piles, setting racks, and mounting panels.
You work on a crew in a desert field the size of 1,000 football fields, setting steel posts and bolting on panels row after row.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No experience needed; you get hired onto a solar construction crew and learn on the job, usually with an OSHA 10-hour card.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing much faster than average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Robots like AES's Maximo and autonomous pile drivers already install panels on big farms; much of this labor could be automated.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to utility-scale solar contractors or staffing agencies hiring for solar farm builds
Classes: Physical education, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2061.
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