Solar Energy Jobs



The Solar Energy Jobs category is by far the fastest growing in the green energy generation segment, and include many sub-categories, and a multitude of job types.

Here are some of the most advertized job types in Solar Energy:
 * Solar panel research and development jobs that often require a higher-education degree (bachelor's, master's and even PhD's). Good examples of companies in this category are GT Solar and Energy Conversion Devices.
 * Solar panel manufacturing jobs. Good examples of companies in this category are First Solar, and SoloPower.
 * Residential roof-top solar panel installation jobs. These jobs often require high-school or 2-year college degrees. Electrician certifications are needed for some of these jobs. Good examples of companies in this category are REC Solar, Solar City, Sungevity, SunRun, and Verengo Solar Plus.
 * Commercial roof-top solar panel installation jobs. These jobs often require high-school or 2-year college degrees. Architectural design and electrician or general contracting certifications are needed for some of these jobs. A good example of companies in this category is SunEdison.
 * Jobs at utility-scale projects such as solar farms. These jobs include construction jobs as well as on-going solar farm operations and maintenance jobs, once the solar farm is online. When counting green jobs, it's important to remember that green construction jobs are limited in time, while operations jobs are not. A good example of a company in this category is SunPower Corp.
 * And finally, all types of jobs usually found in any company are also considered Solar Energy Jobs as long as they are for a company that earns more than 50% of its revenue with Solar related products or services, or for a company that has more than 50% of its workforce expenditures related to Solar related products or services.  These jobs are in general administrative, accounting and management, sales/marketing and sales related activities, and finally inventory, warehousing and transportation.