Mid-Level

Renewable Energy Field Coordinator

Coordinating the on-site work and logistics of a renewable energy construction project, you keep the field operation running — equipment delivery, subcontractor scheduling, documentation, and the daily reports that link the field to the project office.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Renewable Energy Field Coordinators
Employment concentration · ~382 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Renewable Energy Field Coordinator

Most weeks tend to involve field coordination, document management, and the steady cadence of stakeholder communication — managing delivery schedules for solar modules or wind components, coordinating site visits, prepping daily field reports, working with the superintendent on the day's sequence. You might find yourself half-coordinator, half-administrator on a remote site for months at a time. Schedule adherence and documentation currency are the visible measures.

The harder part is often the remoteness and travel — renewable construction sites tend to be in rural areas with limited amenities, and field coordinator roles often run on extended deployments. Variance across employers is real: at major renewable EPCs you have site-management infrastructure; at smaller developers you're wearing more hats with less support.

People who tend to thrive here are organized, comfortable outdoors, and unfazed by remote postings. The trade-off is the lifestyle geography of being away from home for extended construction periods, balanced against high pay during deployment and a fast-growing industry.

AchievementHigh
IndependenceHigh
RecognitionAbove avg
Working ConditionsAbove avg
RelationshipsModerate
SupportModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

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All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Renewable Energy Field Coordinators (SOC 11-9199.10), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

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.

$69K–$228K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
631K
U.S. Employment
+4.5%
10yr Growth
107K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingWritingActive ListeningJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringActive Learning
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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