Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs. The role reports a median annual salary of $100,070 in the US and is showing modest growth of 2% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a Bachelor's degree, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.53 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Speaking, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £37,924 a year for Business sales executives (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £30,244 to £52,105 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3552). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
No official India pay figure for this career: it falls in more than one occupation group, and the Government of India's labour survey (PLFS) publishes pay only by occupation group.
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Sales and Marketing
- Design
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Building and Construction
- Administrative
- Administration and Management
What you'd actually do
- Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
- Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
- Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.
- Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
- Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
- Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors do?
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
How much does Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors earn?
The median annual salary for Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors in the US is $100,070.
What is the job outlook for Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors?
The role is showing modest growth of 2% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 303,200 workers.
How do I become solar sales representatives and assessors?
The typical entry education is a Bachelor's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Speaking, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors?
Our AI-durability model gives Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors a score of 0.53 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.