Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
$104,920 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 10%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 47%. Today's estimate: 57%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 13 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop marketing or strategic plans for sales territories.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 24% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.1 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Prepare or review detailed design drawings, specifications, or lists related to solar installations.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now | |
| Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Create customized energy management packages to satisfy customer needs.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Assess sites to determine suitability for solar equipment, using equipment such as tape measures, compasses, and computer software.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide technical information about solar power, solar systems, equipment, and services to potential customers or dealers.Done several times a day by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 38 min13 min to 1.3 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Demonstrate use of solar and related equipment to customers or dealers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.