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Solar Photovoltaic Installers in New Jersey

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101.1% Jobs Projection
$44,000 Median Salary
240 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Solar Photovoltaic Installers in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Solar Photovoltaic Installers Work in New Jersey?

There were approximately 760 workers employed as Solar Photovoltaic Installers in this state in 2018.

There were 750 Solar Photovoltaic Installers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 270 Solar Photovoltaic Installers working in it, which means New Jersey has more Solar Photovoltaic Installers than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in this state are growing at a rate of 101.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 104.4%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 240 annual Solar Photovoltaic Installers job openings in New Jersey, and 1,850 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,000 annual jobs and 23,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Solar Photovoltaic Installers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Solar Photovoltaic Installers ranged from $32,570 to $114,350 with $44,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.66 to $54.98. The median hourly rate was $21.15.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.71 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.44.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Solar Photovoltaic Installers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Solar Photovoltaic Installers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,110 $47,180

Top States for Solar Photovoltaic Installers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Solar Photovoltaic Installers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 3,920 $44,000
New York 770 $46,700
New Jersey 760 $44,000
North Carolina 490 $33,040
Vermont 400 $38,000
Massachusetts 280 $53,760
Hawaii 270 $54,040
Utah 160 $38,300
New Mexico 120 $37,220
Maine 100 $38,110
Iowa 100 $36,970
Louisiana 40 $45,670
Arizona 40 $33,700

Below are the states where Solar Photovoltaic Installers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Michigan $67,980
Hawaii $54,040
Massachusetts $53,760
Oregon $53,070
New York $46,700
Maryland $46,650
Louisiana $45,670
Nevada $44,830
Colorado $44,400
New Hampshire $44,180

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