Occupation Atlassolar energy technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/75b63949-1b93-4bf2-a777-ccf978dc3e8a
solar energy technician
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.08
- I Investigative2.65
- E Enterprising1.73
- A Artistic1.39
- S Social1.19
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Solar Photovoltaic Installers (47-2231.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (25)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- alternative energy
- check compatibility of materials
- comply with legal regulations
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect electrical supplies
- install circuit breakers
- install concentrated solar power systems
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install photovoltaic systems
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- mechanics
- mount photovoltaic panels
- operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating
- photovoltaic systems
- solar energy
- solar products
- test procedures in electricity transmission
- transport construction supplies
- use measurement instruments
- work ergonomically
Optional (68)
- 3D modelling
- 3D printing process
- CAD software
- ICT software specifications
- analyse big data
- analyse test data
- answer requests for quotation
- assemble mechatronic units
- assemble sensors
- automation technology
- building codes
- business intelligence
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- calculate solar panel orientation
- cloud technologies
- control engineering
- data mining
- data storage
- demonstrate products' features
- design prototypes
- determine suitability of materials
- electric heating systems
- energy conservation
- estimate profitability
- information extraction
- information structure
- install automation components
- install inverter
- install mechatronic equipment
- keep personal administration
- maintain equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- maintain solar energy systems
- maintain work area cleanliness
- maintenance of printing machines
- maintenance operations
- manage data
- manage quantitative data
- mechatronics
- monitor stock level
- operate 3D computer graphics software
- operate printing machinery
- order construction supplies
- perform data mining
- printing materials
- printing on large scale machines
- printing techniques
- process incoming construction supplies
- provide information on solar panels
- rig loads
- robotic components
- robotics
- sensors
- smart grids systems
- solar panel mounting systems
- statistical analysis system software
- test mechatronic units
- test sensors
- types of photovoltaic panels
- unstructured data
- use CAD software
- use safety equipment in construction
- use specific data analysis software
- use technical drawing software
- utilise machine learning
- visual presentation techniques
- work in a construction team
- zero-energy building design
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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