Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors build persuasion, service orientation and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Sales Engineers (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales Engineers | 85% | $124,900 | — | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Energy Auditors | 80% | $74,690Pay for the broader BLS group “Construction and Building Inspectors” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Wind Energy Development Managers | 79% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 78% | $69,990 | — | None |
| 5 | Real Estate Sales Agents | 74% | $52,830 | — | None |
| 6 | Advertising Sales Agents | 73% | $64,820 | — | None |
| 7 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 73% | $50,020 | — | None |
| 8 | Cost Estimators | 72% | $78,740 | — | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Sustainability Specialists | 72% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 10 | Real Estate Brokers | 72% | $73,220 | — | Bachelor's degree |
Compared with Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as solar sales representatives and assessors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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85% skill match · $124,900
Judgment and Decision Making · Systems Analysis · Technology Design
80% skill match · $74,690 (broader BLS group)
Operations Monitoring · Operations Analysis · Quality Control Analysis
79% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Management of Material Resources · Management of Personnel Resources · Management of Financial Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Sales Engineers (85% skill match, median $124,900), Energy Auditors (80% skill match, median $74,690) and Wind Energy Development Managers (79% skill match, median $141,900), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than solar sales representatives and assessors at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
16 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.