Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a solar energy technician can go next

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

Solar energy technicians install and maintain systems that collect solar energy. They prepare the necessary fixtures, often on roofs, install solar panels, and plug them into an electronic system including an inverter to connect the solar energy systems to the electricity lines.

Craft and related trades workers 93 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: 3D printing technician, 55%

3D printing technician 55% covered rigger 51% covered carpet fitter 48% covered building electrician 47% covered resilient floor layer 47% covered solar energy technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from solar energy technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a solar energy technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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solar energy technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a solar energy technician already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.