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Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Electricians

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Solar Photovoltaic Installers and Electricians on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Solar Photovoltaic Installers Electricians
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$51,860
$62,350
Employment · BLS OEWS
28,280
742,580
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
54th pct
51st pct

At a glance

Dimension Solar Photovoltaic Installers Electricians
Median pay $51,860 $62,350
Employment 28,280 742,580
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+42.1%) Growing fast (+9.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,100 81,000
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 54th pct Moderate · 51st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 20th pct · 16% of tasks 31st pct · 19% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (47.2%) Automation-leaning (35.0%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Mechanical, Design, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Visualization, Installation, Information Ordering, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Active Listening, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Oral Expression, Trunk Strength, Extent Flexibility, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Troubleshooting.

Specific to Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  • Engineering and Technology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Education and Training
  • Production and Processing
  • English Language
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Static Strength

Specific to Electricians

  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Repairing
  • Speaking
  • Written Comprehension
  • Category Flexibility
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Far Vision

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Project management software .

Specific to Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Specific to Electricians

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Solar Photovoltaic Installers or Electricians — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Electricians." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/solar-photovoltaic-installers-vs-electricians

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Singulariki. (2026). Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Electricians. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/solar-photovoltaic-installers-vs-electricians

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Electricians},
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  year   = {2026},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/solar-photovoltaic-installers-vs-electricians}
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