New jobs in the solar economy 🌐🌞
Solar Foundation tracking job creation in the solar industry
As solar energy technologies rapidly become more affordable and abundant, American solar jobs have nearly tripled since 2010.
Over 250,000 Americans now work in solar. The expansion of solar across the U.S. is building local economies and creating new jobs, in many places you wouldn’t expect.
So where are all these new jobs being created?
Our friends at the SolarFoundation have just released their new interactive solar jobs map, which tracks America’s solar workforce.
This interactive map has solar jobs data for all 50 states with a breakdown by industry sector and demographics.
Here are some key points on the rapid progress of solar jobs in 2017:
🌞Solar jobs went up in 29 states in 2017 ⬆️
🌞Utah added the most solar jobs in 2017, followed by Minnesota, Arizona, New Jersey, and New York.
🌞New York City metro was one of the leading cities for solar jobs growth in 2017 and now has over 12,000 solar workers.
Women made up 27% of the solar workforce in 2017, down 1% from 2016.
Veterans made up 9% of solar workers, which is 2% more than the overall U.S. workforce.
The jobs of the future are in solar.
Visit the Solar Foundation and learn how many new solar jobs have been created in your state, metro area, county, and congressional district.
