Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Architecture and ConstructionO*NET 49-9081.00United States
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
- Median annual earnings
- $62,055
- Projected change
- +47.3%
- Typical education
- Certificate
- Employment
- 13.51K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
34.4% of the workforce
Growing to 19.9K by 2035
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The work
What wind turbine service technicians do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.
- Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.
- Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
- Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
- Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.
- Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.
- Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.
- Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services.
- Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.
- Train end-users, distributors, installers, or other technicians in wind commissioning, testing, or other technical procedures.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $43,932
- 25th percentile
- $54,263
- 50th percentile
- $62,055
- 75th percentile
- $79,203
- 90th percentile
- $102,966
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $62,055 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+47.3%much faster than average
202513,513 jobs
2035 projected19,902 jobs
6,389 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Certificate
- 34.4%
- High school diploma or less
- 28.7%
- Some college
- 21.8%
- Associate degree
- 15.1%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Troubleshooting
- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Repairing
- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Equipment Maintenance
- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Equipment Selection
- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
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Top employers
- 01Vestas551 postings
- 02GE Vernova332 postings
- 03Dreambound314 postings
- 04NextEra Energy288 postings
- 05Siemens Energy175 postings
- 06Invenergy173 postings
- 07Sky Climber Renewables139 postings
- 08Avangrid85 postings
- 09EDF83 postings
- 10Gev Wind Power Us78 postings
- 11RWE78 postings
- 12Iberdrola63 postings
- 13Enel Group56 postings
- 14Staley Technologies56 postings
- 15Nordex Group52 postings
- 16Pearce Services51 postings
- 17Deutsche Windtechnik Ag49 postings
- 18Edp Energias De Portugal Sa47 postings
- 19Edpr Na39 postings
- 20Invenergy Services37 postings
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