Installation & Repair
Solar Maintenance Technicians
SOC 49-9099
Keep solar installations operating at peak output through maintenance and repair.
The job
Median pay
$49k
$42k to $62k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.6% projected
Openings a year
18k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school plus cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
2nd pct
More exposed than 2% of occupations · modeled estimate · 41st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
55/100
Key skills
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 23,630 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $51k |
| Texas | 18,580 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Florida | 16,340 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $46k |
| Louisiana | 7,970 | 4.1 | 3.6× | $51k |
| Georgia | 7,430 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Michigan | 5,800 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Virginia | 5,580 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $48k |
| New York | 5,390 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $57k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,380 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Illinois | 5,350 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $56k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 4,980 | 1.7 | 1.5× | $51k |
| North Carolina | 4,650 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Maryland | 4,200 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $50k |
| Arizona | 4,010 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Nevada | 4,000 | 2.6 | 2.3× | $50k |
| New Jersey | 3,970 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Tennessee | 3,730 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Ohio | 3,620 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Washington | 3,550 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $63k |
| Utah | 2,750 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $53k |
| Oregon | 2,650 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $52k |
| Connecticut | 2,490 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $56k |
| Missouri | 2,390 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $52k |
| Wisconsin | 2,360 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $49k |
| South Carolina | 2,240 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Minnesota | 2,140 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $60k |
| Iowa | 2,050 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $49k |
| Indiana | 1,570 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $48k |
| Alabama | 1,440 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Arkansas | 1,350 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Massachusetts | 1,240 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $60k |
| Maine | 1,230 | 1.9 | 1.7× | $61k |
| Kentucky | 1,110 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $51k |
| Kansas | 1,020 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $51k |
| Montana | 1,010 | 2.0 | 1.7× | $48k |
| Idaho | 990 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $52k |
| Hawaii | 970 | 1.5 | 1.4× | $74k |
| Oklahoma | 970 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $49k |
| Mississippi | 910 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $44k |
| North Dakota | 790 | 1.8 | 1.6× | $52k |
| Nebraska | 770 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $49k |
| Vermont | 580 | 1.9 | 1.7× | $51k |
| West Virginia | 570 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $48k |
| South Dakota | 560 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Delaware | 510 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $48k |
| New Mexico | 500 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $50k |
| New Hampshire | 460 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Rhode Island | 180 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $60k |
| Washington DC | 130 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $59k |
| Alaska | 100 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $75k |
| Wyoming | 100 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $48k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA8,770 jobs · $51k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,080 jobs · $54k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,300 jobs · $45k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,470 jobs · $50k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,350 jobs · $47k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,290 jobs · $47k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,450 jobs · $57k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ3,140 jobs · $51k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Solar Maintenance Technicians interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.