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Solar Sales Consultant

Real Estate & Sales

Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.

You can enter this career straight after SPM. A degree is optional, not required.

Renewable EnergyBusiness

What you'd do all day

The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.

  1. 1Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
  2. 2Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
  3. 3Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.
  4. 4Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
  5. 5Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
  6. 6Generate solar energy customer leads to develop new accounts.
  7. 7Provide technical information about solar power, solar systems, equipment, and services to potential customers or dealers.
  8. 8Assess sites to determine suitability for solar equipment, using equipment such as tape measures, compasses, and computer software.
  9. 9Take quote requests or orders from dealers or customers.
  10. 10Prepare or review detailed design drawings, specifications, or lists related to solar installations.
  11. 11Create customized energy management packages to satisfy customer needs.
  12. 12Develop marketing or strategic plans for sales territories.
  13. 13Demonstrate use of solar and related equipment to customers or dealers.

Also known as

What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.

  • Salesman
  • Canvasser
  • Sales Rep
  • Solar Advisor
  • Sales Associate
  • Solar Sales Rep
  • Sales Consultant
  • Sales Specialist
  • Solar Consultant
  • Energy Consultant

How far is this from you?

Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.

  1. 1

    Entry straight after SPM

  2. 2

    SPM + sijil / short TVET course

  3. Typical entry

    Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)

  4. 4

    Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)

  5. 5

    Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route

Typical educationAssociate's degree

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

BusinessDraws directly on Sales and Marketing — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
EconomicsDraws directly on Sales and Marketing — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Visual Art (PSV)Draws directly on Design — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Technical Comm. GraphicsDraws directly on Design — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Engineering DrawingDraws directly on Design — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).

What you'd need to know

The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.

  • Customer and Personal Service90%
  • Sales and Marketing89%

    BusinessEconomics

  • Design77%

    Visual Art (PSV)Technical Comm. GraphicsEngineering Drawing

  • English Language73%

    English

  • Mathematics72%

    Additional MathematicsMathematics

  • Building and Construction65%

    Civil Engineering StudiesEngineering DrawingDesign & Technology (RBT)

Tools you'd use

Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.

Where to learn these, free

Scholarships & funding

What the work feels like

Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.

  • Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
  • Contact with other peopleConstant contact
  • Dealing with customers or the publicVery high
  • Handling conflict situationsOften
  • Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
  • Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
  • Noisy environmentAlmost never
  • Time spent sittingMost of the time

Where this job is heading

Newer tasks O*NET has flagged for this occupation, a hint at how the role is changing.

  • Log client information and sales leads into tracking documents or software.

AI and demand for this job

A few real, dated data points — not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.

38%

Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)

This estimate is from 2023 — already out of date, since AI moves fast. Treat it as a rough, aging starting point, not the current picture.

Pay in Malaysia

We don't have a sourced Malaysian salary range for this job yet, and we'd rather show nothing than a number we can't stand behind.

Where to check:

  • JobStreet and Hiredly job ads for this title
  • DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
  • SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
See pay for a related career: Insurance Agent / Financial Planner

Check what you may qualify for

Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.

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How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

Asasi / Foundation

One-year runway into a specific university: public via UPU or private direct entry.

12 months

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About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

O*NET occupation: Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org