Solar photovoltaic installers

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Total Workforce

15.2k

Average Age

34.9

Average Salary

$39,888

Average Male Salary

$39,704

Average Female Salary

$43,493

About

Solar photovoltaic installers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Solar photovoltaic installers was $39,888 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Solar photovoltaic installers by wage are Hazardous materials removal workers, Opticians, dispensing, and Prepress technicians & workers.

Solar photovoltaic installers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Solar photovoltaic installers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Solar photovoltaic installers are .

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Solar photovoltaic installers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Solar photovoltaic installers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Solar photovoltaic installers, by average wage, is Construction. Solar photovoltaic installers are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$39,888

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,266

In 2018, Solar photovoltaic installers earned an average of $39,888, $14,000 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Opticians, dispensing make somewhat more than Solar photovoltaic installers while Hazardous materials removal workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Solar photovoltaic installers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.259

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Solar photovoltaic installers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.259, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Solar photovoltaic installers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Solar photovoltaic installers.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Solar photovoltaic installers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Solar photovoltaic installers, by number of employees, are Construction and Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Solar photovoltaic installers, by average wage, are Construction and Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

15.2k

2018 Workforce

± 3,023

This graphic shows the share of Solar photovoltaic installers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Solar photovoltaic installers at 80.4%, followed by Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 4.76% and false with 0%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Solar photovoltaic installers in the US. The average age of male Solar photovoltaic installers in the workforce is 34.8 and of female Solar photovoltaic installers is 36.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Solar photovoltaic installers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

14.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,949

737

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 667

95.1% of Solar photovoltaic installers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Solar photovoltaic installers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Solar photovoltaic installers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

45.3% of Solar photovoltaic installers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 32.1% of Solar photovoltaic installers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Solar photovoltaic installers.

Age by Gender

34.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.25

36.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 13.4

The median age of Solar photovoltaic installers is 34.9, and Male employees are generally 2 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Solar photovoltaic installers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Solar photovoltaic installers is false but a relatively high number of Solar photovoltaic installers hold a major in false.