LED & Solar recruiters serving Augusta.
BLS counts 77 business locations of nonresidential electrical contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Augusta.
BLS counts about 1,020 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Augusta metro, the largest group being electricians (about 860). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Augusta: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Augusta: 860 employed · $59,660 median, 76th-highest of 112 metros
Solar Electrician
Solar Project Manager
O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group
Solar Estimator/Designer
Augusta: 340 employed · $68,550 median, 106th-highest of 111 metros
Energy Auditor/Efficiency Consultant
O*NET 47-4011.01 - Energy Auditors; building energy assessments that often lead into LED retrofit and solar scoping
Solar O&M Technician
Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)
Augusta: 1,320 employed · $74,360 median, 93rd-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Augusta: 160 employed · $72,870 median, 49th-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Augusta.
BLS publishes no Augusta pay for solar photovoltaic installers; nationally the median is $53,140. Electricians in Augusta earn a median $59,660, 6% under the $63,190 national figure, and 76th of 112 metros. Pay runs $37,930 at the tenth percentile to $108,510 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $72,870 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Augusta pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Augusta median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar PV Installer · NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician · Energy Auditor/Efficiency Consultant O*NET 47-4011.01 - Energy Auditors; building energy assessments that often lead into LED retrofit and solar scoping Solar O&M TechnicianSolar Photovoltaic Installers (47-2231) | – | – | $53,140 | – | – |
| Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician · Solar ElectricianElectricians (47-2111) | $59,660 | $37,930–$108,510 | $63,190 | −6% | 860 |
| Solar Project Manager O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group Solar Estimator/DesignerCost Estimators (13-1051) | $68,550 | $46,970–$129,310 | $78,740 | −13% | 340 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $74,360 | $50,640–$99,910 | $79,920 | −7% | 1,320 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $72,870 | $48,660–$94,500 | $74,090 | −2% | 160 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Augusta metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Augusta's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
Augusta had 77 nonresidential electrical contractors in 2023, exactly as many as in 2018. Headcount at those firms went up 17%, to about 822 people. Average annual pay there went from $47,019 to $54,693 (+16%), slower than the 21% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 77 | 77 | +0% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | 702 | 822 | +17% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | $47,019 | $54,693 | +16% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free LED & Solar hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to LED & Solar · 2026 LED & Solar Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for LED & Solar
How Augusta's LED and solar market compares
| Metro | Commercial employers |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | 934 |
| Augusta | 77 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:Local LED and solar employers in Augusta are adding headcount, which means more employers competing for the same people.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Augusta metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Georgia.
Georgia licenses electrical contractors statewide in two classes: Class I (restricted to single-phase work up to 200 amperes) and Class II (unrestricted). The state rules include no journeyman electrician license. The same state rules apply in Atlanta, so candidates licensed there can work in Augusta without re-qualifying. The Augusta metro crosses a state line, so check the rules in the neighboring state too for crews that work on both sides.
Licensing authority: Georgia State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Electrical Contractors. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Augusta talent.
The closest metro we cover is Columbia, about 65 miles away. BLS does not publish Augusta figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Charlotte has the largest pool within reach, about 150, at a $45,970 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | – | – | – |
| Columbia | 65 mi | – | – |
| Greenville | 98 mi | – | – |
| Charleston | 128 mi | – | – |
| Charlotte | 137 mi | 150 | $45,970 |
| Atlanta | 140 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Augusta crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Augusta in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- "Project Eisenhower" data center campus~$2BFirst delivery now expected ~2027 (slipped from earlier Q2 2026 estimate)
A 2.1+ million sq ft data center campus developed by Eagle South LLC - roughly twice the size of Augusta Mall.
- Fort Eisenhower construction program$2B+ over 10 years ($1.6B already underway through 2028)80+ projects planned
17,000+ new military personnel, civilians, contractors, and family members expected in the region. (The Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center, a $100M facility and the largest government cybersecurity building in the US, is an already-completed 2018 project in the same footprint, not part of this new pipeline.)
- New Augusta Arena$250MPartial opening 2027, full completion mid-2027
Superstructure steel now complete, with crews shifting to interior work - a major downtown civic anchor.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Augusta market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Augusta.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end an LED & solar offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: LED & Solar credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - LED & Solar hiring in Augusta.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Augusta?
Of the roles we recruit for, Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) pays the most in Augusta, a $74,360 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $72,870, 2% below it. Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the lowest-paid field role at $59,660. Solar Project Manager O*NET 47-1011.03 - Solar Energy Installation Managers, a Bright Outlook occupation; wage data rolls up to the parent 47-1011 group Solar Estimator/Designer trails national pay the most (13% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Augusta?
BLS counted 77 nonresidential electrical contractors in Augusta in 2023, employing about 822 people between them. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (77). That averages 11 people per location. They pay an average of $54,693, 35% below the $84,633 national average for the same kind of employer. BLS counts commercial solar and LED retrofit firms under nonresidential electrical contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Augusta for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Charlotte (137 miles, about 150, $45,970 median).
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