Renewable energy jobs tagged "Solar Energy"

Solar Energy Jobs in Renewable Energy

The EU solar workforce reached a record 865,000 jobs in 2024, growing at five times the rate of the broader labour market. Germany leads with 128,000 solar workers, closely followed by Spain at 122,000. SolarPower Europe expects a temporary dip to 825,000 in 2025 as rooftop installations slow, but employment is projected to recover from 2026 and surpass 916,000 by 2029. Globally, the solar PV industry employs over 7 million people, with 380 GW of new capacity added in H1 2025 alone - a 64% increase year-on-year.

What the roles look like

Installation and electrical work dominate: solar installation technicians, electricians, and crew leads make up the largest share of open positions. But solar hiring extends well beyond the rooftop. Project managers and project engineers coordinate multi-megawatt builds through months of permitting, procurement, and construction. Sales is a consistently large category, from PV consultants in the DACH region to appointment setters in the US. A growing slice of roles sits at the intersection of software and energy, covering resource assessment, energy analytics, and grid modelling.

Who's hiring in Europe and beyond

1KOMMA5° is scaling fast across Germany and neighbouring markets, combining solar with heat pumps and energy management. Voltalia develops and operates utility-scale projects across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. GOLDBECK SOLAR has grown into one of Europe's leading EPC contractors. Octopus Energy, based in London, blends retail energy with solar generation and installation. Outside Europe, Sunrun and Canadian Solar rank among the highest-volume employers on Rejobs.

Where solar jobs concentrate

Berlin leads all cities globally for solar job postings on Rejobs, followed by Hamburg and Munich. Prague, London, Madrid, and Dresden round out the European top. In the US, Houston and New York are the main hubs. The pattern is clear: engineering and development roles cluster in energy capitals, while installation and field service positions follow wherever projects go up.

Market crosscurrents

The deployment pipeline remains strong. Global solar capacity passed 2.25 TW at the end of 2024 after a record 602 GW was added. But the EU job market faces headwinds from a contracting residential rooftop segment, which accounted for 86% of solar employment. In the US, installation forecasts for 2026-2030 have been cut by 27% following IRA tax credit rollbacks. The utility-scale segment tells a different story: it grew 26% year-on-year in Q3 2025 and continues to drive demand for project managers, engineers, and site supervisors.

Skills that pay a premium

The hardest roles to fill combine technical depth with cross-domain knowledge: electrical engineering paired with energy storage, or development experience combined with permitting and grid connection expertise. As utility-scale solar projects grow in complexity and emerging segments like agrivoltaics and floating solar mature, these hybrid profiles will stay in short supply across Europe and globally.