Green Energy Trades

Installing and maintaining solar, wind, batteries, geothermal, and EV chargers.

Top pay: highest pay, longest training

Solar Contractor / Business Owner: Owns a company that designs and installs solar systems for homes and businesses. Typical pay $110k.
Wind Farm Site Manager: Runs a wind farm with dozens of turbines and the team that keeps them spinning. Typical pay $118k.

Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship

Battery Storage Commissioning Specialist: Tests and starts up giant battery systems that store power for the grid. Typical pay $105k.
Wind Turbine Technician: Climbs wind turbines to inspect and fix the giant machines that turn wind into electricity. Typical pay $63k.
Offshore Wind Technician: Maintains wind turbines out in the ocean, reached by boat or helicopter. Typical pay $82k.
Wind Blade Repair Technician: Hangs on ropes to repair cracks and erosion on huge wind turbine blades. Typical pay $62k.
EV Charger Installation Electrician: Installs and services charging stations for electric cars at homes, businesses, and highways. Typical pay $65k.
Battery Storage Technician: Maintains large battery systems at solar farms and utility sites. Typical pay $65k.
Geothermal Heat Pump Installer: Installs heating and cooling systems that use the steady temperature underground. Typical pay $60k.
Solar Service Technician: Troubleshoots and repairs solar systems that are not producing as they should. Typical pay $58k.
Geothermal / Water Well Driller: Drills deep holes for geothermal systems and drinking-water wells. Typical pay $56k.
Off-Grid Power System Installer: Builds solar, wind and battery power systems for cabins, ranches, Alaska villages and islands that are not connected to the power grid. Typical pay $56k.

Starter: fastest way in

Solar Panel Installer: Installs solar panels on roofs and in large solar farms. Typical pay $52k.
Utility-Scale Solar Construction Worker: Builds massive solar farms by driving piles, setting racks, and mounting panels. Typical pay $44k.
Solar Farm O&M Technician: Keeps solar farms running by cleaning panels, mowing, and fixing simple problems. Typical pay $42k.
Solar Water Heating Installer: Installs rooftop collectors that use sunlight to heat water for homes, pools, hotels and laundries. Typical pay $50k.

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