Also called: Solar Thermal Installer, Solar Hot Water Technician
Installs rooftop collectors that use sunlight to heat water for homes, pools, hotels and laundries.
You carry flat collector panels onto a roof in Hawaii and connect them with copper pipe to a big storage tank. Then you fill the system with antifreeze, test the pump controller, and show the family how hot their water gets by noon.
Estimated from plumber and solar installer pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Plumbing or solar training plus a short solar thermal course.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Plumbing (trade school), Solar Energy Technology.
Growing about average. Strong in Hawaii, Florida and for pool heating; smaller elsewhere.
Low risk for 10 years. Roof plumbing and system installs stay hands-on.
Classes: Physics, Shop, Environmental science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2152.
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