Construction & Extraction

Solar Panel Installers

SOC 47-2231

Mount and wire solar panels on rooftops and utility-scale installations.

Median pay

$53k

$47k to $63k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

4k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

11/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

32nd pct

More exposed than 32% of occupations · modeled estimate · 56th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

68/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Speaking

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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.