Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-2152.04
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
- US jobs
- 465,840 (SOC 47-2152 group, "Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters")
- Median wage
- $63,800 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of solar thermal installers and technicians?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 47-2152 group).
- 21%Install plumbing or piping equipment or systemsNot measured
- 14%Install energy or heating equipmentNot measured
- 7%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 4%Maintain facilities or equipmentNot measured
- 4%Apply protective solutions or coatingsNot measured
- 4%Cut materialsNot measured
- 4%Assemble equipment or componentsNot measured
- 3%Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniquesNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Test operation or functionality of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and control systems.
- Apply weather seal, such as pipe flashings and sealants, to roof penetrations and structural devices.
- Install solar collector mounting devices on tile, asphalt, shingle, or built-up gravel roofs, using appropriate materials and penetration methods.
- Install copper or plastic plumbing using pipes, fittings, pipe cutters, acetylene torches, solder, wire brushes, sand cloths, flux, plastic pipe cleaners, or plastic glue.
- Identify plumbing, electrical, environmental, or safety hazards associated with solar thermal installations.
- Demonstrate start-up, shut-down, maintenance, diagnostic, and safety procedures to thermal system owners.
- Install circulating pumps using pipe, fittings, soldering equipment, electrical supplies, and hand tools.
- Install flat-plat, evacuated glass, or concentrating solar collectors on mounting devices, using brackets or struts.
- Install solar thermal system controllers and sensors.
- Fill water tanks and check tanks, pipes, and fittings for leaks.
- Design active direct or indirect, passive direct or indirect, or pool solar systems.
- Determine locations for installing solar subsystem components, including piping, water heaters, valves, and ancillary equipment.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
Installer · Solar Energy Technician · Solar Hot Water Installer (SHW Installer) · Solar Installer · Solar Maintenance Technician · Solar System Installer · Solar Technician · Solar Thermal Installer · Heat Exchanger · Solar Boilers Technician · Solar Installation Technician · Solar Insulation Technician · Solar Pool Heating Installer · Solar Power Installer · Solar Thermal Technician · Solar Water Heater Installer · Thermal Operator · Thermal Systems Technician · Thermal Technician