JOBS IN THE SUN
Solar energy jobs double in 5 years
Patrick Gillespie, January 12, 2016 (CNN Money)
“…The number of solar jobs in the U.S. has more than doubled in five years…[T]here are more people working in solar now than at oil rigs and in gas fields…[Solar] added 35,000 jobs in 2015, up 20% from the previous year…In contrast, oil and gas firms slashed nearly 17,000 extraction jobs in 2015 as energy prices continue to plummet…There are about 209,000 solar energy employees in the U.S. They include solar panel installers, designers, engineers, sales folks and managers…[T]he solar industry workforce is bigger than that of oil and gas construction, and nearly three times the size of the entire coal mining workforce…In December, wages in the United States rose 2.5% compared to a year prior. Solar installers are making $21 an hour on average, up 5%...” click here for more
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