Jobs Similar to Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to solar thermal installers and technicians, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Solar Photovoltaic Installers, Mechanical Door Repairers and Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers.
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians: $63,800 (broader BLS group) · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Solar Photovoltaic Installers
77% similar · $53,140 · High school · Same group
- 2Mechanical Door Repairers
75% similar · $55,720 · High school
- 3Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
75% similar · $60,070 · Training or associate
- 4Helpers--Electricians
74% similar · $42,670 · High school
- 5Millwrights
73% similar · $65,700 · High school
- 6Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
72% similar · $48,420 · Training or associate
- 7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
72% similar · $74,330 · High school
- 8Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
72% similar · $47,630 · High school
- 9Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
72% similar · $63,520 · Training or associate
- 10Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
71% similar · $52,600 · Training or associate
- 11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
71% similar · $61,010 · Training or associate
- 12Pipelayers
70% similar · $49,000 · High school · Same group
- 13Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
70% similar · $63,890 · Training or associate
- 14Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
70% similar · $65,380 · High school
- 15Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
70% similar · $63,800 · Training or associate · Same group
- 16Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
70% similar · $109,910 · Training or associate
- 17Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
70% similar · $95,320 · High school
- 18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
69% similar · $39,630 · High school
- 19Commercial Divers
68% similar · $72,990 · Training or associate
- 20Electricians
68% similar · $63,190 · Training or associate · Same group
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers77% similar · High school
- Mechanical Door Repairers75% similar · High school
- Helpers--Electricians74% similar · High school
- Millwrights73% similar · High school
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers72% similar · High school
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers72% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for solar thermal installers and technicians also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where solar thermal installers and technicians is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (78)
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers (75)
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles (72)
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (72)
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers (71)
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (70)
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers (67)
Questions about jobs like solar thermal installers and technicians
What jobs are most similar to solar thermal installers and technicians?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Solar Photovoltaic Installers (77% similar), Mechanical Door Repairers (75% similar), Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers (75% similar), Helpers--Electricians (74% similar) and Millwrights (73% similar).
Do jobs like solar thermal installers and technicians pay more?
None of the 20 most similar careers has a higher BLS median pay than solar thermal installers and technicians where a direct comparison is possible.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.