Occupations/41-4011.07
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
63%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
43%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
34%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
- Mostly routine
Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
- Task
Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
- 02Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
- 03Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.
- 04Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
- 05Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
- 06Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.97
- Degree of automation2.12
- Time sitting4.29
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.43
- Hands-on objects/tools1.74
- Outdoors / weather2.63
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom4.02
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.62
- Speech Clarity3.62
- Speech Recognition3.50
- Written Expression3.38
- Problem Sensitivity3.38
- Deductive Reasoning3.38
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.62
- Active Listening3.50
- Writing3.12
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.75
- Science1.38
- Critical Thinking3.50
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 22 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $66,169 2 yr $82,882 Master's · CIP 52.18 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $56,351 2 yr $51,750 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $51,960 2 yr $50,439 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $49,258 2 yr $49,358 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr $29,685 2 yr — Associate · CIP 52.18 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Associate · CIP 52.18 |
Hamline University St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $48,200 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $5,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $10,400 | 90% | 77% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 52.18 |