As of June 2026, Solar Energy Systems Engineers has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
More exposed than 39% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$122,930. About 9,300 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Architecture & Engineering roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (69%).
- Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
- Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules.
- Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
- Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems.
- Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.
- Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
- Perform computer simulation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system performance or energy production to optimize efficiency.
- Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.
- Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components.
- Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives.
- Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings.
- Design or develop vacuum tube collector systems for solar applications.
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