LED & Solar recruiters serving Palm Bay-Melbourne.
BLS counts 48 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne.
BLS counts about 1,360 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro, the largest group being electricians (about 1,220). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Palm Bay-Melbourne: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 1,220 employed · $58,450 median, 89th-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
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 420 employed · $73,310 median, 87th-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)
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 1,920 employed · $76,280 median, 77th-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 140 employed · $66,090 median, 68th-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
BLS publishes no Palm Bay-Melbourne pay for solar photovoltaic installers; nationally the median is $53,140. Electricians in Palm Bay-Melbourne earn a median $58,450, 8% under the $63,190 national figure, and 89th of 112 metros. Pay runs $37,330 at the tenth percentile to $78,980 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $66,090 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Palm Bay-Melbourne pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Palm Bay-Melbourne 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) | $58,450 | $37,330–$78,980 | $63,190 | −8% | 1,220 |
| 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) | $73,310 | $46,710–$128,670 | $78,740 | −7% | 420 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,280 | $50,120–$103,080 | $79,920 | −5% | 1,920 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $66,090 | $44,140–$83,400 | $74,090 | −11% | 140 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
Palm Bay-Melbourne had 48 nonresidential electrical contractors in 2023, exactly as many as in 2018. Headcount at those firms went up 22%, to about 980 people. Average annual pay there went from $48,813 to $66,466 (+36%), faster than the 21% national increase, a sign employers here have had to bid up.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 48 | 48 | +0% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | 801 | 980 | +22% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | $48,813 | $66,466 | +36% |
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.
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How Palm Bay-Melbourne's LED and solar market compares
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 510 | $48,290 | 0.90 | 545 |
| Orlando | 420 | $46,660 | 1.47 | 264 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 60 | $54,410 | 1.39 | 58 |
| Tampa | – | $51,170 | – | 316 |
| Jacksonville | – | – | – | 144 |
| North Port-Sarasota | – | – | – | 63 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | – | – | – | 68 |
| Lakeland | – | – | – | 45 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | – | – | – | 48 |
| Port St. Lucie | – | – | – | 47 |
| Pensacola | – | – | – | 35 |
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 Palm Bay-Melbourne are adding headcount, which means more employers competing for the same people.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Florida.
Florida offers a Certified Solar Contractor (CV) license that covers photovoltaic and solar water and pool heating systems. Licensed electrical contractors (EC) may also install PV systems. The same state rules apply in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, North Port-Sarasota, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Lakeland, Deltona-Daytona, Port St. Lucie and Pensacola, so candidates licensed there can work in Palm Bay-Melbourne without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (Construction Industry Licensing Board; Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Palm Bay-Melbourne talent.
The closest metro we cover is Port St. Lucie, about 55 miles away. BLS does not publish Palm Bay-Melbourne figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Orlando has the largest pool within reach, about 420, and Deltona-Daytona pays the most, a $54,410 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | – | – | – |
| Port St. Lucie | 53 mi | – | – |
| Orlando | 59 mi | 420 | $46,660 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 73 mi | 60 | $54,410 |
| Lakeland | 83 mi | – | – |
| Tampa | 114 mi | – | $51,170 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Palm Bay-Melbourne crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Palm Bay-Melbourne in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Blue Origin "Project Horizon" expansion$600MUnder construction
An 830,000 sq ft manufacturing facility on Blue Origin's Merritt Island campus dedicated to producing the New Glenn rocket's upper stage - about 500 new aerospace jobs averaging $98,000+.
- Project Hinton (confidential Cape Canaveral aerospace)$1.8BUnder development
600 high-paying jobs tied to a confidential aerospace capital improvement program at Cape Canaveral.
- Health First Palm Bay Hospital expansion$200MConstruction starting summer 2026
A 5-floor patient tower addition - healthcare-grade MEP work at real scale.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Palm Bay-Melbourne market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
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 Palm Bay-Melbourne.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
Of the roles we recruit for, Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) pays the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne, a $76,280 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $66,090, 13% below it. Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the lowest-paid field role at $58,450. Low-Voltage/Controls Technician trails national pay the most (11% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
BLS counted 48 nonresidential electrical contractors in Palm Bay-Melbourne in 2023, employing about 980 people between them. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (48). That averages 20 people per location. They pay an average of $66,466, 21% 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Orlando (59 miles, about 420, $46,660 median), Deltona-Daytona (73 miles, about 60, $54,410 median) and Tampa (114 miles, $51,170 median).
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