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Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

$61,770
Median Pay
6 months to 2 years
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AI Resilience Score

Score 5/6: low AI task exposure, growing job demand provides strong protection from AI displacement

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Low+2

4% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Growing+2

+50% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 16/25

Total Score5/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services.
  • Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.
  • Train end-users, distributors, installers, or other technicians in wind commissioning, testing, or other technical procedures.
  • Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Post-secondary certificate

Time to Job Ready

1-3 years

Based on Job Zone 3. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

SCADA systemsDiagnostic softwareMicrosoft OfficeCMMS systemsClimbing/safety documentationData logging tools

Key Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionFinger DexterityNear VisionDeductive ReasoningArm-Hand SteadinessManual DexterityWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionInductive Reasoning

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Compensation Details

$47,360
10th Percentile
$61,770
Median
$90,300
90th Percentile

Based on 9,800 employed workers

Also Known As

Commissioning Tech (Commissioning Technician)Energy TechnicianField Service TechnicianOffshore Wind Turbine TechnicianRenewable Energy SpecialistRenewable Energy TechnicianService TechnicianSmall Wind Energy InstallerTroubleshooting TechnicianTurbine Technician

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 49-9081.00