LED & Solar recruiters serving Omaha.
BLS counts 124 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 Omaha.
BLS counts about 3,660 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Omaha metro, the largest group being electricians (about 3,530). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Omaha: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Omaha: 3,530 employed · $62,440 median, 57th-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
Omaha: 730 employed · $76,350 median, 72nd-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)
Omaha: 2,900 employed · $77,860 median, 60th-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Omaha: 130 employed · $77,050 median, 36th-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Omaha.
BLS publishes no Omaha pay for solar photovoltaic installers; nationally the median is $53,140. Electricians in Omaha earn a median $62,440, level with the $63,190 national figure, and 57th of 112 metros. Pay runs $44,120 at the tenth percentile to $94,690 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $77,050 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Omaha pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Omaha 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) | $62,440 | $44,120–$94,690 | $63,190 | −1% | 3,530 |
| 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) | $76,350 | $51,160–$108,740 | $78,740 | −3% | 730 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $77,860 | $52,400–$105,520 | $79,920 | −3% | 2,900 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $77,050 | $56,440–$91,630 | $74,090 | +4% | 130 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Omaha 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 Omaha's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
Omaha lost nonresidential electrical contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 125 business locations to 124 (down 1%), behind the 6% growth nationally. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Omaha, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 125 | 124 | −1% |
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 Omaha's LED and solar market compares
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Omaha metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Nebraska.
The Nebraska State Electrical Board issues electrical contractor and journeyman electrician licenses statewide. Its site lists no solar-specific license. The Omaha metro crosses a state line, so check the rules in the neighboring state too for crews that work on both sides.
Licensing authority: Nebraska State Electrical Division (Nebraska State Electrical Board). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Omaha talent.
The closest metro we cover is Des Moines, about 125 miles away.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | – | – | – |
| Des Moines | 123 mi | – | – |
| Kansas City | 165 mi | – | $49,990 |
| Wichita | 257 mi | – | – |
| Minneapolis | 291 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Omaha crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Omaha in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Google data center (northwest Omaha)Part of a $930M Nebraska investment18-24 month construction; operational since 2024, construction ongoing
A 260-acre data-center site near Blair High Road and State Street. Google has separately spent millions accelerating road projects around the site. Sustained mission-critical mechanical and electrical demand.
- Creighton University Campus Quadrangle$25MOpening fall 2026
251,500 sq ft gathering space with a stage and amphitheater for graduation, alumni, and community events - institutional construction distinct from the data-center and downtown-tower work.
- Mutual of Omaha Tower$600MCompleting 2026
A 44-story glass tower for the Fortune 300 insurer, providing a backdrop to the redeveloped Gene Leahy Mall. One of the largest single commercial vertical-construction projects in downtown Omaha's history.
These are the 3 projects we track in Omaha. The Omaha market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Omaha.
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 Omaha.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Omaha?
Of the roles we recruit for, Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) pays the most in Omaha, a $77,860 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $77,050, 1% below it. Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the lowest-paid field role at $62,440. Relative to national pay, Low-Voltage/Controls Technician is the strongest-paying role here (4% above). 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 (3% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Omaha?
BLS counted 124 nonresidential electrical contractors in Omaha in 2023. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (125). 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 Omaha for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Kansas City (165 miles, $49,990 median).
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