The solar proposal builder — creating system designs and cost estimates for residential installations.
Junior Solar Sales Estimator pay typically runs $49K–$66K at this level, and jobs in this field are projected to grow 2% through 2034.
As a Junior Solar Sales Estimator, you're focused on the technical and financial proposal side of solar sales. You're designing systems based on site data, calculating production estimates, building cost proposals, and preparing the documentation that supports sales conversations.
Your day involves working with site assessment data, using design software to configure systems, calculating financial projections, and preparing professional proposals. You may support multiple sales consultants with their deals or handle estimates for your own sales pipeline.
This role emphasizes the analytical side of solar sales. You need to understand system sizing, equipment options, production modeling, and financial calculations. If you prefer working with data and creating accurate proposals over pure relationship selling, this specialization can be a good fit.
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The solar proposal builder — creating system designs and cost estimates for residential installations.
Median pay for a Junior Solar Sales Estimator 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, Reading Comprehension, Persuasion, 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 Sales Estimator, Junior Solar Sales Consultant, and Senior Solar Energy Sales Consultant.
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