SOLAR ENERGY U.S. has gained almost 150,000 solar jobs since 2010. SOLAR WORKERS IN 2018 BY MARKET...
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The U.S. has gained almost 150,000 solar jobs since 2010. SOLAR WORKERS IN 2018 BY MARKET SEGMENT SOLAR WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS 159% 3.2 % INCREASE since 2010 DECLINE from 2017 242,343 Women Latino/ Hispanic Black/African American Sustained policy support for solar and renewable energy is vital. That’s how we create new jobs, lower energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, and boost local economies. Uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and state policies helped put the brakes on job growth in 2018. Veterans make up 7.8% of solar workers, compared to 6.6% of the overall U.S. workforce. Residential Utility-Scale 56% 30% 14% Non- Residential U.S. SOLAR JOBS BY YEAR 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2016 2018 173,807 100,237 208,859 119,017 260,077 142,697 250,271 242,343 93,502 26% 17% 8% Asian 9% 155,157 33,726 29,243 11,164 Manufacturing Wholesale Trade & Distribution Operations & Maintenance Installation/ Project Development 13,053 Other JOBS BY SECTOR PROVIDING AMERICAN JOBS IN ALL 50 STATES SOLAR ENERGY
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The U.S. has gained almost 150,000 solar jobs since 2010.
SOLAR WORKERS IN 2018
BY MARKET SEGMENT
SOLAR WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
159%3.2%INCREASE
since 2010
DECLINEfrom 2017 242,343
Women Latino/Hispanic
Black/AfricanAmerican
Sustained policy support for solar and renewable energy is vital. That’s how we create new jobs, lower energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, and boost local economies.
Uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and state policies helped put the brakes on job growth in 2018.
Veterans make up 7.8% of solar workers, compared to 6.6% of the overall U.S. workforce.
Residential
Utility-Scale
56%
30%
14%
Non-Residential
U.S. SOLAR JOBS BY YEAR
2017201520142013201220112010 2016 2018
173,807
100,237
208,859
119,017
260,077
142,697
250,271 242,343
93,502
26%17% 8%
Asian
9%
155,15733,726 29,243 11,164Manufacturing Wholesale
Trade & Distribution
Operations &Maintenance
Installation/Project
Development
13,053Other
JOBS BY SECTOR
PROVIDING AMERICANJOBS IN ALL 50 STATES
SOLAR ENERGY
MONTANA
NEWMEXICO
TEXAS
UTAH
ARIZONA
NEVADA
OREGON
IDAHO
OKLAHOMA
NEBRASKA
MISSOURI
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN
TENNESSEE
GEORGIA
NORTHCAROLINA
KENTUCKY
OHIO
VIRGINIA
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
MAINE
MICHIGAN
INDIANA
MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA
SOUTHCAROLINA
FLORIDA
WESTVIRGINIA
ILLINOIS
WYOMING
SOUTHDAKOTA
NORTHDAKOTA
COLORADOKANSAS
IOWA
WASHINGTON
CALIFORNIA
MASSACHUSETTS
CONNECTICUTRHODE ISLAND
NEW JERSEY
DELAWARE
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON, D.C.
VERMONT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
SOLAR JOBS BY STATE, 2018
THE SOLAR JOB MARKET IN 2018
Entry-Level Full-Time Installers:$24/hour for electricians $19/hour for non-electricians
Mid-Level Full-Time Installers: $32/hour for electricians$28/hour for non-electricians
CHALLENGES TO GROWTH
Top challenges companies named as “very significant.”
PERCENTAGE OF U.S. SOLAR MANUFACTURERS PRODUCING THESE COMPONENTS
JOB GROWTH20% +
JOB GROWTH0-20%
JOBDECREASE
50%
31%
30%
28%
Policy Challenges
Supply/Cost of Materials
Interconnection Delays
Permitting Delays
of installation field staff spend most of their time out-of-state.SAID IT WAS “VERY DIFFICULT” TO HIRE QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES.
OF INSTALLERS& PROJECT DEVELOPERS
33%OF ALL SOLAREMPLOYERS26%
HAWAIIPUERTO RICO(1,997 Solar Jobs)
ALASKA
&
1. Sales, marketing, customer service
2. Management
3. Electrician/ construction workers
MOST DIFFICULT POSITIONS TO FILL MEDIAN WAGES
Learn More at SolarJobsCensus.org
22%
31%Modules
28%Mounting structures
24%Monitoring systems
15%Inverters
12%Trackers
