Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

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JOB SCORE
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

40% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): This occupation has a lower risk of full replacement by AI, software, or robotic systems. Some tasks may be automated or assisted, but the role usually still relies on human judgement, communication, responsibility, physical adaptability, or practical decision-making.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Persuasion

Quite important
Why this matters
Influencing people to change their minds or behavior through conversation, trust, and negotiation.
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Thinking creatively

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Decision-making and problem solving

Quite important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Coordinating others’ work

Quite important
Why this matters
Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.
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Communicating with people outside the organization

Quite important
Why this matters
Represents the organization to customers, the public, or government—handling questions, concerns, and relationship-building through conversations, writing, calls, or email.
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Developing objectives and strategies

Quite important
Why this matters
Sets long-term goals and chooses strategies and actions to reach them, weighing tradeoffs and adapting plans as conditions change.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 7 votes

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Pay & outlook

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products was $100,070 ($48 per hour).

The median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products was 102.2% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products' job openings is expected to rise 1.9% by 2034

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 293,930 people employed as 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products' within the United States.

This represents around 0.19% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 524 people are employed as 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products'.

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Job description

Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.

O*NET-SOC code: 41-4011.07