TIL that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that solar installer jobs are expected to increase 52% between 2020 and 2030, which is much faster than the average job growth of other careers.

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1. Too bad the pay isn’t great

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2. I worked for Canadian solar in solar farm development. Installing panels, racking, trenching, is mostly unskilled construction labor. So think of it as a growing construction sector, for better and for worse.

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3. We’re also probably past peak production of gas powered cars. Electric is where the market is heading.

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4. “Solar Installation” Tech. makes $2 above min. wage in North America. In Arizona mostly unskilled workers from Mexico do it

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