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Wind turbine service technicians

Keep wind turbines turning.

$64,120
Median pay
+29.5%
Job growth, 2025–35
1,500
Openings a year
Postsecondary nondegree award
Typical education
Under 2 years
Typical time after high school

Here's what you actually need to know.

The work

What people in this job do

  • 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.

The outlook

How the forecast changed this year

2024–34 edition+49.9%2025–35 edition+29.5%
Projected 10-year growth in last year's and this year's BLS projections. 2,300 → 1,500 openings a year.

The deeper question

What kind of person does this path ask you to become?

What this work centers on

Objects & tools
7.0
Information & systems
4.3
Ideas & analysis
3.6
Persuasion & leadership
1.8
People & care
1.6
Creation & expression
1.0

O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.

The work

Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?

Responsibility

Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?

“Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.”

Development

What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?

Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring.

Trade-offs

What does it ask of you in exchange?

Under 2 years of education after high school (postsecondary nondegree award), for a median of $64,120 a year and 1,500 openings nationally each year.

Paths in

Degrees that lead here

  • Wind Energy Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.1704
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0303
  • Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0701
  • Wind Energy System Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianCIP 47.0704

Paths across

Careers that use similar skills

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Sources

  1. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  2. BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  3. O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
  4. CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.