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Also called commercial field manager, installation manager, residential field manager and solar electrical project manager.
$79,920
Median pay a year
812,210
People do this work
6
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Testing green installations
Estimating project materials
Directing construction personnel
Identifying opportunities
Estimating construction costs
Assessing green technology locations
Analyzing costs and benefits
Estimating labor requirements
Creating construction diagrams
Planning repairs
Ordering construction materials
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Solar Energy Installation Manager
Summary
Solar Energy Installation Manager directing work crews in the installation of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic and thermal systems, ensuring compliance with codes and safety standards while managing project proposals and schedules
Experience
Solar Energy Installation Manager
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Planned and coordinated installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes
Supervised solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards
Estimated materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects
Prepared solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules
Provided technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems and solar thermal systems
Coordinated or scheduled building inspections for solar installation projects
Monitored work of contractors and subcontractors to ensure projects conformed to plans, specifications, schedules, or budgets
Skills
Checking & Planning
Testing green installations, Estimating project materials, Identifying opportunities, Estimating construction costs, Assessing green technology locations, Analyzing costs and benefits, Estimating labor requirements, Creating construction diagrams, Planning repairs
Core Skills
Driver's license, Directing construction personnel
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Planned and coordinated solar installations for complianceSupervised installers and subcontractors for safety standardsEstimated materials and personnel for solar projectsPrepared project proposals, quotes, and budgetsProvided technical assistance to solar professionalsAssessed potential solar sites for feasibility
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Planned and coordinated solar installations, ensuring compliance with safety and project standards
Estimated materials and personnel requirements for solar projects, optimizing resource allocation
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Mention if you coordinated any inspections for the installations
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Planned and coordinated solar installations while coordinating inspections with local building authorities to ensure safety and project standards
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Coordinated inspections with local building authoritiesScheduled multiple inspections for various projectsManaged inspection timelines for timely project completion
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Show how your estimates helped reduce costs or improve efficiency
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Estimated materials and personnel requirements for solar projects, optimizing resource allocation
Show how your estimates helped reduce costs or improve efficiency
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Led to more accurate budgeting for projectsImproved project timelines by ensuring timely material deliveryReduced waste by accurately estimating material needs
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The work itself
What a Solar Energy Installation Manager does
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Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
What it pays
How much does a Solar Energy Installation Manager make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$63,400
Median
$79,920
75th percentile
$101,460
About 812,210 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$81,760
$102,140
$126,680
AL
$55,640
$64,120
$80,340
AR
$50,840
$61,230
$75,040
AZ
$64,670
$78,550
$94,150
CA
$76,740
$97,680
$128,690
CO
$70,720
$81,230
$100,650
CT
$77,960
$92,260
$103,740
DC
$75,920
$86,520
$108,320
DE
$64,840
$81,100
$100,000
FL
$60,490
$75,790
$95,200
GA
$61,960
$78,430
$95,830
HI
$84,470
$102,630
$121,490
IA
$63,900
$78,510
$95,930
ID
$62,260
$75,550
$93,400
IL
$82,550
$105,750
$124,460
IN
$67,450
$82,530
$99,980
KS
$61,520
$76,780
$94,750
KY
$59,390
$73,490
$85,110
LA
$59,660
$75,360
$90,050
MA
$79,960
$97,850
$120,330
MD
$64,270
$78,760
$99,340
ME
$63,310
$77,290
$93,720
MI
$64,670
$78,180
$97,620
MN
$75,790
$97,610
$109,770
MO
$71,650
$87,520
$106,040
MS
$54,400
$66,910
$82,040
MT
$64,150
$76,910
$94,330
NC
$61,430
$75,270
$89,610
ND
$66,440
$81,370
$116,990
NE
$61,520
$75,570
$91,030
NH
$66,780
$81,220
$99,170
NJ
$79,970
$105,510
$131,710
NM
$59,090
$75,130
$94,890
NV
$66,660
$81,990
$108,410
NY
$74,920
$95,700
$121,860
OH
$65,530
$79,580
$96,140
OK
$55,380
$73,040
$95,070
OR
$78,410
$103,070
$129,170
PA
$66,940
$81,540
$102,810
PR
$34,260
$37,860
$45,900
RI
$76,730
$98,590
$122,110
SC
$60,790
$75,350
$91,320
SD
$67,400
$77,690
$87,790
TN
$59,190
$74,470
$93,130
TX
$58,830
$74,520
$89,680
UT
$63,310
$77,280
$94,150
VA
$63,010
$78,640
$96,150
VT
$72,780
$82,490
$102,180
WA
$85,790
$109,570
$137,920
WI
$68,430
$85,350
$102,050
WV
$62,440
$80,060
$103,770
WY
$64,000
$78,250
$102,910
Other names
Other names for this job
commercial field manager, installation manager, residential field manager, solar electrical project manager, solar energy project manager, solar installation manager, solar project manager, commercial solar superintendent, commercial subcontractor, photovoltaic subcontractor, piping supervisor, residential field supervisor.
More names for this work
residential remodeling subcontractor, residential subcontractor, solar electrical pm, solar energy pm, solar field supervisor, solar installation crew foreman, solar installation crew supervisor, solar installation supervisor, solar pm, solar project coordination specialist.
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Solar Energy Installation Manager
Directing construction personnel
Reviewing blueprints and specifications
Monitoring construction operations
Evaluating projects
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This page is about the occupation Solar Energy Installation Managers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.