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Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.

What you’d do

  • Install photovoltaic (PV) systems in accordance with codes and standards, using drawings, schematics, and instructions.
  • Check electrical installation for proper wiring, polarity, grounding, or integrity of terminations.
  • Identify electrical, environmental, and safety hazards associated with photovoltaic (PV) installations.
  • Identify installation locations with proper orientation, area, solar access, or structural integrity for photovoltaic (PV) arrays.
  • Assemble solar modules, panels, or support structures, as specified.
  • Apply weather sealing to array, building, or support mechanisms.
  • Install module array interconnect wiring, implementing measures to disable arrays during installation.
  • Install required labels on solar system components and hardware.

Skills that matter

  • Installation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • PV Installer (Photovoltaic Installer)
  • Solar Installer
  • Solar PV Installer (Solar Photovoltaic Installer)
  • Solar PV Integrator (Solar Photovoltaic Integrator)
  • Journeyman Electrician PV Installer (Journeyman Electrician Photovoltaic Installer)
  • PV Installation Tech (Photovoltaic Installation Technician)

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