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Solar Energy Installation Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$79,920
United States, 2025
Employment
812,210
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
- O*NET code
- 47-1011.03
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Typical tasks
- Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes.
- Supervise solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Estimate materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects.
- Prepare solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules.
- Provide technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems, solar thermal systems, electrical systems, or mechanical systems.
- Coordinate or schedule building inspections for solar installation projects.
- Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation.
- Identify means to reduce costs, minimize risks, or increase efficiency of solar installation projects.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$53,280
25th percentile
$63,400
75th percentile
$101,460
90th percentile
$128,260
Most important skills
- Coordination3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Time Management3.8
- Management of Personnel Resources3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Speaking3.6
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Active Listening3.5
- Instructing3.4
- Persuasion3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Negotiation3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Listening | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Persuasion | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Instructing | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Solar Energy Installation ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon, WA | $130,790 | 560 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $129,700 | 4,770 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $126,630 | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $121,130 | 11,040 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $120,810 | 9,810 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | $116,390 | 350 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $115,340 | 840 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $112,480 | 5,880 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $111,260 | 13,420 | 2025 |
| WA | $109,570 | 19,550 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $107,830 | 730 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $106,520 | 310 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $106,120 | 290 | 2025 |
| IL | $105,750 | 19,340 | 2025 |
| NJ | $105,510 | 16,230 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $104,310 | 710 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $103,990 | 28,220 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $103,600 | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $103,570 | 330 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $103,290 | 8,310 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.