The solar power industry shows a dramatic increase in providing jobs in the US and is the leading number of labor statistic on the energy production in the country based on the National Solar Jobs Census 2016 annual review. On a comparative report in 2015, there is an increase of 25 percent of employment last year.
On the National Solar Job Census 2010, the booming solar power industry started with 51,000 employees and the counts keep on going up resulting to 260,077 employees in solar energy production 2016. Employers in the industry expect that by 2017, they will reach 286,335 work-force. In an added fact of the review, it also shows that the states of California, Massachusetts, Texas, Nevada, and Florida are the hubs for employment in this industry, published on Digital Trends.
All over the US, the record shows that on the entire labor force, solar energy producers provide 1.3 percent share and is comprising one of every fifty new jobs. The National Solar Jobs Census 2016 also shows that the largest market these people service is the residential market which comprises 41 percent and seen as the largest portion of the market. In an average, a solar power production employee earns $25.96 on an hourly basis.
Governor Charlie Baker, of Massachusetts, gave his Testimonial to the National Solar Job Census, "Solar is an important part of our ever expanding clean energy economy in Massachusetts, supporting thousands of skilled careers across the State." The State itself is putting an increase of solar power technologies costing only half the price. With this strategy, Massachusetts maintain their position to be the leading State producing solar power and dubbed as home of energy diversity in the US
On an opinion of the Solar Energy Industries Association, "As one of the world's largest owners of rooftops, Prologis is committed to leveraging its portfolio and competencies to host solar and other clean energy technologies. As of year-end 2016, nearly 165 MW of rooftop solar is compered within our global portfolio of contemporary industrial real estate assets," said Global Energy and Development at Prologis Vice President Matt Singleton. He added. Increased solar deployment is one significant tool in working to address climate change and one that concurrently spurs job creation, as shown by The Solar Foundation's National Solar Jobs Census."
