Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Marketing · Professional Sales
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $50,090; experienced workers reach $173,740. About 1,980 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +15.4%
- Openings a year
- 218
- Employed in 2024
- 1,993
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Speaking4.0
- Persuasion3.9
- Service Orientation3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Active Listening3.8
- Critical Thinking3.6
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Negotiation3.6
What the work is
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
- Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
- Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
- Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
- Assess sites to determine suitability for solar equipment, using equipment such as tape measures, compasses, and computer software.
- Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
- Create customized energy management packages to satisfy customer needs.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less9%
- Certificate10%
- Some college2%
- Associate degree45%
- Bachelor's degree29%
- Master's degree4%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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