How to Land a Job in the Solar Industry

(photo courtesy of SolSource)

I came across an article on Renewable Energy World's website written by Isabelle Christensen, PhD that I'd like to share. It's entitled How to Land a Job in the Solar Industry: Upstream vs. Downstream and is dated December 21, 2007.

Dr. Christensen writes, "A recently released report predicts that solar photovoltaic companies will see a continued steep increase in revenues from $15.6 billion last year to $69.3 billion nine years from now. Estimates from other analysts and associations suggest that this is a conservative number and claim the increase in revenues generated will be even greater than anticipated. This dynamic growth and bright forecast make the solar industry one of the most attractive new sectors to employees. As a result, more and more people are looking for a job in the solar industry.

With booming consumer interest, strong public support in terms of legislation and incentives, and growing market demand worldwide, enormous opportunity exists for those who want to transition into the solar industry. Jobs at all levels are becoming available for a number of positions including installers, sales people, mechanical engineers, manufacturing personnel, R&D scientists and engineers, marketing and finance, and others..." [read the remainder of this article and others' comments about it at this link]

In her article, Dr. Christensen provides guidance on ways you can increase your chances of getting a solar job. Though in my opinion the best advice she provides, which applies to any job in any industry, is "...if you do not love a job, leave it so that someone else can enjoy it and succeed."

To search Colorado solar company websites for their job postings, visit the green-jobs tag on my Delicious site, then click on the "solar" tag to filter the list for solar results. The list can then be sorted alphabetically or chronologically (by the date I added the site to my site).