Solar & EnergySkilledMaintenance & Service
Solar Service Technician
You diagnose underperforming systems and fix them. Steady year-round work as the installed base keeps growing.
What you'd actually do
- Diagnose production faults and inverter errors
- Replace failed modules, optimisers, and inverters
- Test strings and verify output
- Explain findings to homeowners
The facts
- Training time
- 1-2 years
- Experience expected
- 1-3 years
- Physical demand
- moderate
- Room to advance
- strong
- Path to ownership
- high
- Level
- Skilled
Work environment
Outdoors · Rooftops · Customer sites · Independent work
Skills
Core to the job
- Troubleshooting
- PV system knowledge
- Electrical fundamentals
- Jobsite safety
- Customer service
Helps you stand out
- Battery & storage systems
- Data analysis
- Software & apps
- Ladder & roof work
Education & credentials
- High school diploma or GED
- Technical training or install experience
- NABCEP PV Installation ProfessionalCommonly expected
- Electrical licenseCommonly expected
Depends on the scope of work in your state.
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