LED & Solar recruiters serving Worcester.
BLS counts 108 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 Worcester.
BLS counts about 1,680 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Worcester metro, the largest group being electricians (about 1,580). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the LED & Solar hub.
Solar PV Installer
Worcester: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
NABCEP-Certified Solar Technician
Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician
Worcester: 1,580 employed · $75,510 median, 28th-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
Worcester: 550 employed · $92,570 median, 6th-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)
Worcester: 1,880 employed · $94,570 median, 17th-highest of 112 metros
Low-Voltage/Controls Technician
Worcester: 100 employed · $79,820 median, 21st-highest of 107 metros
What LED & Solar roles earn in Worcester.
BLS publishes no Worcester pay for solar photovoltaic installers; nationally the median is $53,140. Electricians in Worcester earn a median $75,510, 19% over the $63,190 national figure, and 28th of 112 metros. Pay runs $46,380 at the tenth percentile to $100,240 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $79,820 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Worcester pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Worcester 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) | $75,510 | $46,380–$100,240 | $63,190 | +19% | 1,580 |
| 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) | $92,570 | $43,490–$139,780 | $78,740 | +18% | 550 |
| Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty)First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $94,570 | $65,160–$127,890 | $79,920 | +18% | 1,880 |
| Low-Voltage/Controls TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $79,820 | $61,270–$93,660 | $74,090 | +8% | 100 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Worcester 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 Worcester's LED & solar market has changed since 2018.
Worcester lost nonresidential electrical contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 110 business locations to 108 (down 2%), behind the 6% growth nationally. Headcount at those firms went down 31%, to about 1,396 people. Average annual pay there went from $80,158 to $86,831 (+8%), slower than the 21% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: business locations | 110 | 108 | −2% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: employment | 2,016 | 1,396 | −31% |
| Nonresidential electrical contractors: average annual pay | $80,158 | $86,831 | +8% |
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 Worcester's LED and solar market compares
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 380 | $59,400 | 0.69 | 595 |
| Worcester | – | – | – | 108 |
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 Worcester are adding headcount, which means more employers competing for the same people.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Worcester metro. Employers are counted by business location.
LED & Solar licensing in Massachusetts.
State guidance says PV components must be installed by Massachusetts-licensed electricians, following the supervision ratios in M.G.L. c. 141. The same state rules apply in Boston, so candidates licensed there can work in Worcester without re-qualifying. The Worcester metro crosses a state line, so check the rules in the neighboring state too for crews that work on both sides.
Licensing authority: Board of State Examiners of Electricians. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Worcester talent.
The closest metro we cover is Providence, about 35 miles away, with roughly 110 solar photovoltaic installers. BLS does not publish Worcester figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Boston has the largest pool within reach, about 380, at a $59,400 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | – | – | – |
| Providence | 36 mi | 110 | $53,700 |
| Boston | 38 mi | 380 | $59,400 |
| Hartford | 57 mi | – | – |
| Albany | 103 mi | 100 | $49,470 |
| Bridgeport | 104 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Worcester crews.
Not LED & solar work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Worcester in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Worcester County share of state grant funding~$18.7M (the county's share of a $161M statewide program)Flowing into ~24 projects across the county
Part of the largest development cycle Worcester has seen in decades, alongside a 51-acre industrial campus in the pipeline and 1,600+ housing units under construction.
- The Reactory biomanufacturing park~300,000 sq ft combined, 350+ jobsWuXi Biologics and Galaxy Life Sciences both underway
WuXi Biologics received approval to double its facility size at the park. Combined with Galaxy Life Sciences' concurrent build, this is cleanroom-grade biomanufacturing construction at a scale the region hasn't seen before.
- UMass Medicine Science Park / proposed Biotech 6100,000+ sq ft (proposed)Planning stage - existing park at 100% occupancy with a waitlist
Demand for lab space has outstripped supply at the existing science park, prompting UMass Medical School to evaluate a new Class A laboratory building.
These are the 3 projects we track in Worcester. The Worcester market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for LED & solar, and what kills offers in Worcester.
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 Worcester.
Which LED & solar roles pay the most in Worcester?
Of the roles we recruit for, Electrical Foreman (LED/Solar specialty) pays the most in Worcester, a $94,570 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Low-Voltage/Controls Technician at $79,820, 16% below it. Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the lowest-paid field role at $75,510. Relative to national pay, Commercial LED Retrofit Electrician is the strongest-paying role here (19% above).
How many nonresidential electrical contractors operate in Worcester?
BLS counted 108 nonresidential electrical contractors in Worcester in 2023, employing about 1,396 people between them. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (110). That averages 13 people per location. They pay about the national average of $84,633. BLS counts commercial solar and LED retrofit firms under nonresidential electrical contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Worcester for solar photovoltaic installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Providence (36 miles, about 110, $53,700 median), Boston (38 miles, about 380, $59,400 median) and Albany (103 miles, about 100, $49,470 median).
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