Will AI replace Solar Photovoltaic Installers?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
11/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 22% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 22% of the work
What the job involves
Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(6)
- Install required labels on solar system components and hardware.
- Diagram layouts and locations for photovoltaic (PV) arrays and equipment, including existing building or site features.
- Identify methods for laying out, orienting, and mounting modules or arrays to ensure efficient installation, electrical configuration, or system maintenance.
- Compile or maintain records of system operation, performance, and maintenance.
- Determine connection interfaces for additional subpanels or for connecting photovoltaic (PV) systems with utility services or other power generation sources.
and 1 more
Out of reach(20)
- Install photovoltaic (PV) systems in accordance with codes and standards, using drawings, schematics, and instructions.
- Identify electrical, environmental, and safety hazards associated with photovoltaic (PV) installations.
- Assemble solar modules, panels, or support structures, as specified.
- Install module array interconnect wiring, implementing measures to disable arrays during installation.
- Apply weather sealing to array, building, or support mechanisms.
and 15 more
Also called
Solar PV Installer (Solar Photovoltaic Installer) · Solar PV Installer · PV Installer (Photovoltaic Installer) · PV Installer · PV Installation Tech (Photovoltaic Installation Technician) · Solar Electric Installer · Solar Installer · Solar Technician (Solar Tech)
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics