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Where a renewable energy sales representative can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a renewable energy sales representative already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Renewable energy sales representatives assess clients' energy supply needs, and attempt to secure sales of renewable energy methods. They promote renewable energy suppliers and the use of renewable energy products, and liaise with consumers to increase sales.

Also known as renewable energy sales rep, alternative energy seller, alternative energy sales rep, renewable energy sales promoter, renewable energy salesperson, alternative energy sales promoter, alternative energy saleswoman, alternative energy salesperson, renewable energy sales negotiator, renewable energy seller, residential renewable energy sales representative, renewable energy salesman.

Technicians and associate professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: solar energy sales consultant, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
solar energy sales consultant 78% covered renewable energy consultant 63% covered energy assessor 53% covered energy consultant 51% covered energy conservation officer 42% covered renewable energy sales re… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from renewable energy sales representative, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a renewable energy sales representative already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A renewable energy sales representative needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • inform customers on energy consumption fees communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide information on geothermal heat pumps communication, collaboration and creativity
  • assess customers assisting and caring
  • inform on government funding communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide information on solar panels assisting and caring
  • provide information on wind turbines assisting and caring
  • advise on heating systems energy efficiency communication, collaboration and creativity
  • identify energy needs information skills
  • carry out sales analysis information skills
  • solar energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a renewable energy sales representative does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Renewable energy sales representative is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a renewable energy sales representative’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.