LED & Solar recruiters serving Ogden.
Ogden has 242% more solar photovoltaic installers per job than the country as a whole, about 190 in the metro. BLS counts 29 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 Ogden.
BLS counts about 2,340 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Ogden metro, the largest group being electricians (about 1,670). Relative to the size of the local economy, solar photovoltaic installers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 3.42). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Ogden: 190 employed · $48,290 median, 31st-highest of 39 metros
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Ogden: 1,670 employed · $62,030 median, 62nd-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
Ogden: 510 employed · $80,760 median, 33rd-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)
Ogden: 2,080 employed · $76,620 median, 72nd-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Ogden: 480 employed · $77,440 median, 34th-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Ogden.
Solar photovoltaic installers in Ogden earn a median $48,290, 9% under the $53,140 national figure, and 31st of 39 metros. Pay runs $44,550 at the tenth percentile to $59,740 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $77,440 against $74,090 nationally.
| Role | Ogden 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) | $48,290 | $44,550–$59,740 | $53,140 | −9% | 190 |
| Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician · Solar ElectricianElectricians (47-2111) | $62,030 | $39,740–$86,650 | $63,190 | −2% | 1,670 |
| 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) | $80,760 | $53,330–$131,300 | $78,740 | +3% | 510 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,620 | $53,340–$107,730 | $79,920 | −4% | 2,080 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $77,440 | $65,270–$85,550 | $74,090 | +5% | 480 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Ogden 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 Ogden's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
Ogden lost nonresidential electrical contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 71 business locations to 29 (down 59%), behind the 6% growth nationally. BLS stops short of publishing headcount and pay for them here, which happens when a handful of firms account for most of the work.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 71 | 29 | −59% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | 1,124 | – | – |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | $52,418 | – | – |
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
Ogden runs 242% more LED and solar workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Solar Photovoltaic Installers (nearest published occupation for this trade). Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Ogden's LED and solar market compares
Among the 37 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Ogden ranks 23rd for headcount, 29th for median pay and 2nd for concentration for solar photovoltaic installers. That puts it among the deepest LED and solar labor markets in the country.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provo | 200 | $59,950 | 3.31 | 23 |
| Ogden | 190 | $48,290 | 3.42 | 29 |
| Salt Lake City | – | – | – | 90 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For LED and solar employers in Ogden, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Ogden metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Utah.
Utah has an S202 Solar Photovoltaic Contractor classification that requires a current NABCEP certificate. NEC-governed wiring and connections must be done by an E200 or E201 electrical contractor. The same state rules apply in Salt Lake City and Provo, so candidates licensed there can work in Ogden without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Ogden talent.
The closest metro we cover is Salt Lake City, about 30 miles away. Provo pays the most nearby, a $59,950 median, 24% above Ogden. That is the number any Ogden offer is competing with when experienced people weigh a move.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden | – | 190 | $48,290 |
| Salt Lake City | 32 mi | – | – |
| Provo | 70 mi | 200 | $59,950 |
| Boise | 272 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Ogden crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Ogden in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Hill Air Force Base F-35/T-7A East Campus Infrastructure$1.2B10-year project; groundbreaking May 2026, vertical construction FY2027, ribbon-cutting FY2029
A 1 million sq ft modernization including a new maintenance hangar, composite repair facility, egress facility, canopy repair facility, and a T-7A depot maintenance complex - the largest capital project in the Ogden area's history.
- Blue Diamond Ogden facility expansion$30MCompleted (announced 2023)
Up to 92 new jobs at an expanded manufacturing facility serving customers across the United States - a completed, historical example of the industrial-construction capacity this metro delivers, not an active current driver.
- Downtown Ogden / Union Station redevelopmentUndisclosedUnion Station building restoration in early planning; the OGX bus rapid transit route already opened Aug 20, 2023
Union Station restoration and mixed-use development remain early-stage. The OGX BRT line connecting the FrontRunner station through downtown to Weber State University and McKay-Dee Hospital is already operating, not planned.
These are the 3 projects we track in Ogden. The Ogden market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Ogden.
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 Ogden.
What do solar photovoltaic installers earn in Ogden?
BLS puts the Ogden median for solar photovoltaic installers at $48,290 a year, 9% below the $53,140 national median. That ranks 31st of 39 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $44,550 to $59,740 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.3x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. Within Utah, Provo pays more, at $59,950.
Is it hard to hire solar photovoltaic installers in Ogden?
Not by national standards. Solar photovoltaic installers make up 242% more of the Ogden workforce than they do nationally, about 190 people. There are 59% fewer of those firms than in 2018, so experienced people have fewer local employers to move between.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Ogden?
Of the roles we recruit for, 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 pays the most in Ogden, an $80,760 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $77,440, 4% below it. Solar PV Installer is the lowest-paid field role at $48,290. Relative to national pay, Low-Voltage/Controls Technician is the strongest-paying role here (5% above). Solar PV Installer trails national pay the most (9% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Ogden?
BLS counted 29 nonresidential electrical contractors in Ogden in 2023. Down from 71 in 2018, a 59% decline against 6% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. BLS counts commercial solar and LED retrofit firms under nonresidential electrical contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Ogden for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Provo (70 miles, about 200, $59,950 median). Provo pays 24% more, which is where Ogden employers tend to lose people.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Ogden has one of the deeper pools of solar photovoltaic installers we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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