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Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Solar Energy Installation Managers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Solar Photovoltaic Installers and Solar Energy Installation Managers 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 Solar Energy Installation Managers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$51,860
$78,690
Employment · BLS OEWS
28,280
806,080
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
54th pct
33rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Solar Photovoltaic Installers Solar Energy Installation Managers
Median pay $51,860 $78,690
Employment 28,280 806,080
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+42.1%) About average (+5.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,100 74,400
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 Low · 33rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 20th pct · 16% of tasks 54th pct · 28% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (47.2%) Augmentation-leaning (52.3%)
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, Information Ordering, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Active Listening, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Oral Expression, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management.

Specific to Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  • Engineering and Technology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Education and Training
  • Production and Processing
  • Installation
  • English Language
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Finger Dexterity

Specific to Solar Energy Installation Managers

  • Written Comprehension
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Speaking
  • Persuasion
  • Instructing
  • Written Expression
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Transportation

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 , Customer relationship management CRM software , Project management software , Calendar and scheduling software .

Specific to Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Specific to Solar Energy Installation Managers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Solar Photovoltaic Installers or Solar Energy Installation Managers — 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 Solar Energy Installation Managers." 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-solar-energy-installation-managers

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Singulariki. (2026). Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Solar Energy Installation Managers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/solar-photovoltaic-installers-vs-solar-energy-installation-managers

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