OJT for Green New Deal
In her town hall meeting last night, presidential candidate Kamala Harris highlighted the significance of green occupations. If fact she mentioned installation and maintenance of wind turbines and solar panels as the two fastest growing occupations in the American economy over the next several years. Here is the video excerpt.
Fastest Growing Occupations
The following screenshot shows the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics which confirms that Solar Photovoltaic Installers and Wind Turbine Service Technicians are the top two occupations with the most growth through 2026.
Here on OJT.com, we highlight the fastest growing occupations, including the above two aforementioned occupations, the largest occupations, and the industries and regions that serve as hotbeds for these occupations. We also provide a lookup directory of training providers so that you can see where to get training for any highlighted occupation.
Industries for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
The following table shows the industries that employ the most Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
| Industry | Employment | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 6,940 | 0.34 | $20.51 | $42,670 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | 170 | 0.04 | $23.36 | $48,590 |
Hotbeds for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
In this section, I’ll show you the states and metropolitan regions with the greatest number of Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
States for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
The following shows the states with the most Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
| State | Employment | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| California | 3,900 | 0.23 | 3.70 | $21.61 | $44,950 |
| New York | 820 | 0.09 | 1.40 | $19.92 | $41,430 |
| New Jersey | 750 | 0.19 | 2.95 | $20.97 | $43,620 |
| Florida | 630 | 0.07 | 1.19 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| North Carolina | 500 | 0.12 | 1.83 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
Metropolitan Areas for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
The following shows the metropolitan areas with the most Solar Photovoltaic Installers.
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 620 | 0.09 | 1.46 | $20.59 | $42,820 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division | 540 | 0.47 | 7.52 | $19.92 | $41,440 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 230 | 0.16 | 2.55 | $21.11 | $43,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division | 190 | 0.10 | 1.61 | $27.64 | $57,490 |
| San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division | 120 | 1.07 | 17.02 | $23.45 | $48,770 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 90 | 0.19 | 2.98 | $29.07 | $60,470 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 80 | 0.42 | 6.60 | $26.53 | $55,180 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 70 | 0.06 | 0.99 | $14.78 | $30,730 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division | 40 | 0.04 | 0.63 | $23.93 | $49,780 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 30 | 0.10 | 1.51 | $17.08 | $35,520 |
Training for Solar Photovoltaic Installers
I did a search for the Solar Energy Technology/Technician occupation, from the OJT.com lookup directory, and here are the training providers I found.
| Training Provider | Phone | City – State | Website |
| Allied American University | 8883840849 | Laguna Hills – CA | allied.edu |
| Arizona State University-Tempe | 8552785080 | Tempe – AZ | www.asu.edu/ |
| Arizona Western College | 9283176000 | Yuma – AZ | www.azwestern.edu |
| Aspen University | 3033334224 | Denver – CO | www.aspen.edu |
| Athens Technical College | 7063555000 | Athens – GA | www.athenstech.edu/ |
| Bristol Community College | 5086782811 | Fall River – MA | www.bristolcc.edu |
| Central Arizona College | 5204945444 | Coolidge – AZ | www.centralaz.edu |
| Central New Mexico Community College | 5052243000 | Albuquerque – NM | www.cnm.edu |
| Century College | 6517703200 | White Bear Lake – MN | https://www.century.edu |
| Cleveland State Community College | 4234727141 | Cleveland – TN | www.clevelandstatecc.edu |
| Clovis Community College | 8007691409 | Clovis – NM | www.clovis.edu |
| Coconino Community College | 9285271222 | Flagstaff – AZ | www.coconino.edu/ |
| Crowder College | 4174555750 | Neosho – MO | www.crowder.edu |
| Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 3028571000 | Dover – DE | https://www.dtcc.edu/our-campuses/dover |
| Eastern Arizona College | 9284288322 | Thatcher – AZ | www.eac.edu |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | 5756247000 | Roswell – NM | www.roswell.enmu.edu |
| Eastfield College | 9728607100 | Mesquite – TX | www.eastfieldcollege.edu/ |
| Ecotech Institute | 3035865290 | Aurora – CO | www.ecotechinstitute.com |
| Erwin Technical College | 8137695180 | Tampa – FL | www.erwin.edu |
| Gateway Community College | 2032852000 | New Haven – CT | www.gatewayct.edu/ |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | 7062956963 | Rome – GA | www.gntc.edu |
| Gwinnett Technical College | 7709627580 | Lawrenceville – GA | www.GwinnettTech.edu |
| Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg | 7177802300 | Harrisburg – PA | www.hacc.edu |
| Hibbing Community College | 2182627200 | Hibbing – MN | www.hibbing.edu |
| Hudson Valley Community College | 5186294822 | Troy – NY | www.hvcc.edu |
| Indian River State College | 7724624772 | Fort Pierce – FL | www.irsc.edu |
| Johnson County Community College | 9134698500 | Overland Park – KS | www.jccc.edu |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College | Hayward – WI | www.lco.edu | |
| Lanier Technical College | 7705337000 | Oakwood – GA | www.laniertech.edu |
| Lansing Community College | 5174831957 | Lansing – MI | www.lcc.edu |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | 6184687000 | Godfrey – IL | www.lc.edu |
| Lorain County Community College | 4403665222 | Elyria – OH | www.lorainccc.edu |
| Luna Community College | 5054542500 | Las Vegas – NM | www.luna.edu |
| Maricopa Skill Center | 6022384300 | Phoenix – AZ | www.maricopaskillcenter.com/ |
| Mercer County Community College | 6095864800 | West Windsor – NJ | www.mccc.edu |
| Miami-Jacobs Career College-Dayton | Dayton – OH | www.miamijacobs.edu | |
| Mid-State Technical College | 7154225300 | Wisconsin Rapids – WI | www.mstc.edu |
| Monroe Community College | 5852922000 | Rochester – NY | www.monroecc.edu/ |
| Monroe County Community College | 7342427300 | Monroe – MI | www.monroeccc.edu |
| Navajo Technical University | 5057864100 | Crownpoint – NM | www.navajotech.edu |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | 5754393600 | Alamogordo – NM | nmsua.edu |
| New Mexico State University-Carlsbad | 5752349200 | Carlsbad – NM | carlsbad.nmsu.edu |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | 5755287000 | Las Cruces – NM | dacc.nmsu.edu/ |
| Northwest Technical College | 2183336600 | Bemidji – MN | www.ntcmn.edu |
| Ogeechee Technical College | 9126815500 | Statesboro – GA | www.ogeecheetech.edu |
| Okaloosa Technical College | 8508333500 | Fort Walton Beach – FL | www.OTCollege.net |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | 5703263761 | Williamsport – PA | www.pct.edu |
| Pueblo Community College | 7195493200 | Pueblo – CO | www.pueblocc.edu |
| Riverland Community College | 5074330600 | Austin – MN | www.riverland.edu |
| Santa Fe Community College | 5054281000 | Santa Fe – NM | www.sfcc.edu |
| Sauk Valley Community College | 8152885511 | Dixon – IL | www.svcc.edu |
| Savannah Technical College | 9124435700 | Savannah – GA | www.savannahtech.edu |
| South Georgia Technical College | 2299312394 | Americus – GA | www.southgatech.edu |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | 7702287348 | Griffin – GA | www.sctech.edu |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | 8007688252 | Beaufort – SC | www.tcl.edu |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | 6154416220 | Dickson – TN | https://www.tcatdickson.edu |
| Texas State Technical College | 8007928784 | Waco – TX | www.tstc.edu |
| Treasure Valley Community College | 5418818822 | Ontario – OR | www.tvcc.cc |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | 7756737000 | Reno – NV | www.tmcc.edu |
| University of Antelope Valley | Lancaster – CA | www.uav.edu/ | |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 7028953011 | Las Vegas – NV | www.unlv.edu/ |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | 5056625919 | Los Alamos – NM | losalamos.unm.edu |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove – IL | www.waubonsee.edu | |
| West Georgia Technical College | 7705376000 | Waco – GA | www.westgatech.edu |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | 3044248000 | Parkersburg – WV | www.wvup.edu |
| Western Texas College | 3255738511 | Snyder – TX | www.wtc.edu |
Industries for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
The following table shows the industries that employ the most Wind Turbine Service Technicians.
| Industry | Employment | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | 2,320 | 0.60 | $29.20 | $60,740 |
| Utility System Construction | 790 | 0.15 | $24.73 | $51,440 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | 730 | 0.36 | $24.34 | $50,630 |
Hotbeds for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
In this section, I’ll show you the states and metropolitan regions with the greatest number of Wind Turbine Service Technicians.
States for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
The following shows the states with the most Wind Turbine Service Technicians.
| State | Employment | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| Texas | 1,020 | 0.09 | 2.78 | $28.17 | $58,590 |
| Iowa | 340 | 0.22 | 7.20 | $29.96 | $62,320 |
| Illinois | 290 | 0.05 | 1.58 | (8) | (8) |
| North Dakota | 210 | 0.50 | 16.36 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Minnesota | 200 | 0.07 | 2.24 | $27.87 | $57,980 |
Metropolitan Areas for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
The following shows the metropolitan areas with the most Wind Turbine Service Technicians.
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| Bakersfield, CA | 120 | 0.40 | 12.99 | $24.64 | $51,250 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 90 | 0.69 | 22.33 | $33.22 | $69,100 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 80 | 0.03 | 0.89 | $24.23 | $50,390 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 40 | 0.33 | 10.68 | $27.42 | $57,040 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 30 | 0.35 | 11.48 | (8) | (8) |
Training for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
I did a search for the Wind Turbine Technician occupation, from the OJT.com lookup directory, and here are the training providers I found.
