The site evaluator — assessing properties to determine solar potential and system feasibility.
As a Junior Solar Resource Assessor, you're evaluating properties for solar potential before systems are designed or sold. You're conducting site assessments, analyzing shading and roof conditions, measuring solar exposure, and providing data that informs system design and sales proposals.
Your day involves site visits, using assessment tools (from basic measurements to drone imagery), documenting conditions, and reporting findings. You need to understand the factors that affect solar production — orientation, tilt, shading, roof condition, and structural considerations.
This role is more technical and less sales-focused than typical solar positions. You're providing the foundation for accurate system designs rather than selling systems yourself. If you're interested in solar but prefer technical assessment work over sales pressure, this offers a different path into the industry.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.
The site evaluator — assessing properties to determine solar potential and system feasibility.
Median pay for a Junior Solar Resource Assessor is about $100K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $49K to $195K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Speaking, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening.
Most people in this role hold a postsecondary certificate.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 1.9% through 2034, with roughly 293,930 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Solar Resource Assessor, Sales Associate, and Sales Specialist.
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