Headline risk
12%
Low RiskWind turbine service technicians
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 62,580
Employment 2024
13.6K
Projected Change (2024–34)
49.9%
Openings (2024–34)
2.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of wind turbine technicians is projected to grow 50 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components. AI use: 0%
- 2. Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems. AI use: 0%
- 3. Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations. AI use: 0%
- 4. Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment. AI use: 0%
- 5. Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems. AI use: 0%
- 6. Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.3 · 901K employed
Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 66% · 55+: 18%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Wind turbine service technicians maintain and repair wind turbines.
Wind turbine service technicians generally work outdoors, in confined spaces, and often at great heights. Most windtechs work full time, and they also may be on call in the evening or on weekends.
Wind turbine service technicians typically need a postsecondary nondegree award to enter the occupation. They also typically receive on-the-job training.
The median annual wage for wind turbine technicians was $62,580 in May 2024.
Employment of wind turbine technicians is projected to grow 50 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.