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Solar Photovoltaic Installers in North Carolina

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38.0% Jobs Projection

$33,040 Median Salary

80 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in North Carolina is growing faster than average.
Solar Photovoltaic Installers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Solar Photovoltaic Installers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 490 people working as Solar Photovoltaic Installers in the year 2018.

There were 500 Solar Photovoltaic Installers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in this state are growing at a rate of 38.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 104.4%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 690 total jobs in 2026 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in this state.

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

What do Solar Photovoltaic Installers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Solar Photovoltaic Installers ranged from $24,080 to $46,590 with $33,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.58 to $22.4. The median hourly rate was $15.89.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.94 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.05.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Solar Photovoltaic Installers Employment

View the list below to see 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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