LED & Solar recruiters serving Provo.
Provo has 231% more solar photovoltaic installers per job than the country as a whole, about 200 in the metro. BLS counts 23 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 Provo.
BLS counts about 2,280 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Provo metro, the largest group being electricians (about 2,080). Relative to the size of the local economy, solar photovoltaic installers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 3.31). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Provo: 200 employed · $59,950 median, 11th-highest of 39 metros
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Provo: 2,080 employed · $60,860 median, 71st-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
Provo: 490 employed · $77,570 median, 61st-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)
Provo: 2,740 employed · $76,070 median, 79th-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Provo: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Hiring the same trade in another market? We recruit it in Las Vegas, NV too.
What LED & Solar roles earn in Provo.
Solar photovoltaic installers in Provo earn a median $59,950, 13% over the $53,140 national figure, and 11th of 39 metros. Pay runs $35,660 at the tenth percentile to $76,840 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electricians, at $60,860 against $63,190 nationally. BLS withholds Provo pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Provo 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) | $59,950 | $35,660–$76,840 | $53,140 | +13% | 200 |
| Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician · Solar ElectricianElectricians (47-2111) | $60,860 | $38,020–$88,320 | $63,190 | −4% | 2,080 |
| 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) | $77,570 | $49,760–$116,950 | $78,740 | −1% | 490 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,070 | $52,000–$115,800 | $79,920 | −5% | 2,740 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | – | – | $74,090 | – | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Provo 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 Provo's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
Provo lost nonresidential electrical contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 42 business locations to 23 (down 45%), behind the 6% growth nationally.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 42 | 23 | −45% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | – | 357 | – |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | – | $61,384 | – |
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
Provo runs 231% 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 Provo's LED and solar market compares
Among the 37 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Provo ranks 22nd for headcount, 9th for median pay and 3rd 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 Provo, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Provo 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 Ogden, so candidates licensed there can work in Provo without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Provo talent.
The closest metro we cover is Salt Lake City, about 40 miles away. Provo pays more than every metro we cover within reach ($59,950 median), which helps when recruiting people in from Ogden at $48,290. Provo is the largest market for this work in the region, so nearby metros tend to recruit from here rather than the other way round.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provo | – | 200 | $59,950 |
| Salt Lake City | 38 mi | – | – |
| Ogden | 70 mi | 190 | $48,290 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Provo crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Provo in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- QTS Eagle Mountain data center campus$6B (first phase, 5 buildings)Construction began Sept 2025; structural framing nearing completion April 2026
193 acres, five data center buildings, over 650MW of planned critical power capacity, and expansion plans over the next 5 years. Supporting more than 2,000 construction jobs at peak - the largest capital project in Utah County's history.
- 2100 North Freeway$621MUnder construction
A 2.8-mile freeway-to-freeway connection between the Mountain View Corridor and I-15 - major heavy-civil demand in Utah County.
- US-189 Provo Canyon widening$105MUnderway in 2026, completion late 2027
Widening to two lanes in each direction through Provo Canyon, with hillside excavation and lane shifts already underway.
These are the 3 projects we track in Provo. The Provo market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Provo.
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 Provo.
What do solar photovoltaic installers earn in Provo?
BLS puts the Provo median for solar photovoltaic installers at $59,950 a year, 13% above the $53,140 national median. That ranks 11th of 39 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Experience carries a clear premium, $35,660 at the 10th percentile against $76,840 at the 90th - a 2.2x gap - so an offer at the median mostly reaches newer workers. No other Utah metro we cover pays more for this work (Ogden: $48,290).
Is it hard to hire solar photovoltaic installers in Provo?
Not by national standards. Solar photovoltaic installers make up 231% more of the Provo workforce than they do nationally, about 200 people. The 23 nonresidential electrical contractors here average about 16 employees per location. There are 45% 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 Provo?
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 Provo, a $77,570 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician at $60,860, 22% below it. Solar PV Installer is the lowest-paid field role at $59,950. Relative to national pay, Solar PV Installer is the strongest-paying role here (13% above). Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) trails national pay the most (5% below).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Provo?
BLS counted 23 nonresidential electrical contractors in Provo in 2023, employing about 357 people between them. Down from 42 in 2018, a 45% decline against 6% growth nationally. That averages 16 people per location. They pay an average of $61,384, 27% 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 Provo for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Ogden (70 miles, about 190, $48,290 median). Provo out-pays Ogden, an advantage when recruiting from there.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Provo 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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