Solar systems designer vs designer

The differences between solar systems designers and designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a solar systems designer, becoming a designer takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a solar systems designer has an average salary of $69,157, which is higher than the $66,347 average annual salary of a designer.

The top three skills for a solar systems designer include renewable energy, solar pv and battery. The most important skills for a designer are sketch, customer service, and graphic design.

Solar systems designer vs designer overview

	Solar Systems Designer	Designer
Yearly salary	$69,157	$66,347
Hourly rate	$33.25	$31.90
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	103,850	52,433
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	38
Years of experience	4	12

Solar systems designer vs designer salary

Solar systems designers and designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Solar Systems Designer	Designer
Average salary	$69,157	$66,347
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $133,000	Between $45,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between solar systems designer and designer education

There are a few differences between a solar systems designer and a designer in terms of educational background:

	Solar Systems Designer	Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Graphic Design
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Solar systems designer vs designer demographics

Here are the differences between solar systems designers' and designers' demographics:

	Solar Systems Designer	Designer
Average age	43	38
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 56.9% Female, 43.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 19.3% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 10.4% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	13%

Differences between solar systems designer and designer duties and responsibilities

Solar systems designer example responsibilities.

Manage relationships through CRM documentation and complete post-sale customer follow ups.
Design and develop a custom web-base CRM primarily using store procedures and triggers for data manipulation and business logic.
Install and maintain AirTap heat pump water heater retrofit reducing hot water energy demand.

Designer example responsibilities.

Lead & design all creative content stemming from apparel design to web identity.
Manage various PCB designs utilizing state of the art DFM techniques and comply with company standards.
Utilize CSS, DHTML, HTML, and JavaScript for cross browser, cross platform compatibility and consistency.
Develop different kinds of functions globally, locally for the development of forms using JavaScript, CSS.
Transform customer specifications into usable SolidWorks 3D models and assemblies from which all manufacturing are derived.
Process ECR's and ECO's using Windchill.

Solar systems designer vs designer skills

Common solar systems designer skills

Renewable Energy, 40%
Solar PV, 23%
Battery, 16%
Salesforce, 8%
NEC, 6%
Solar System Design, 6%

Common designer skills

Sketch, 10%
Customer Service, 7%
Graphic Design, 6%
CSS, 5%
HTML, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%

Updated January 8, 2025

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