The U.S. has gained almost 150,000 solar jobs since 2010. SOLAR WORKERS IN 2018 BY MARKET SEGMENT SOLAR WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS 159% 3.2 % INCREASE since 2010 DECLINE from 2017 242,343 Women Latino/ Hispanic Black/African American Sustained policy support for solar and renewable energy is vital. That’s how we create new jobs, lower energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, and boost local economies. Uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and state policies helped put the brakes on job growth in 2018. Veterans make up 7.8% of solar workers, compared to 6.6% of the overall U.S. workforce. Residential Utility-Scale 56% 30% 14% Non- Residential U.S. SOLAR JOBS BY YEAR 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2016 2018 173,807 100,237 208,859 119,017 260,077 142,697 250,271 242,343 93,502 26% 17% 8% Asian 9% 155,157 33,726 29,243 11,164 Manufacturing Wholesale Trade & Distribution Operations & Maintenance Installation/ Project Development 13,053 Other JOBS BY SECTOR PROVIDING AMERICAN JOBS IN ALL 50 STATES SOLAR ENERGY
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The U.S. has gained almost 150,000 solar jobs since 2010.
SOLAR WORKERS IN 2018
BY MARKET SEGMENT
SOLAR WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
159%3.2%INCREASE
since 2010
DECLINEfrom 2017 242,343
Women Latino/Hispanic
Black/AfricanAmerican
Sustained policy support for solar and renewable energy is vital. That’s how we create new jobs, lower energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, and boost local economies.
Uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and state policies helped put the brakes on job growth in 2018.
Veterans make up 7.8% of solar workers, compared to 6.6% of the overall U.S. workforce.