Business & Finance
Wind Energy Development Managers
Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
Median salary (BLS)
$141,900
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$74k – $238k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 6 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Wind Energy Development Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Wind Energy Development Managers Intern
Internship
$37,150
~4 mos to advance
Junior Wind Energy Development Managers
Entry / Junior
$74,300
~2 yrs to advance
Wind Energy Development Managers
Established
$141,900
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Wind Energy Development Managers
Senior
$190,085
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met.
- •Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.
- •Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land use, or interconnection agreements.
- •Create wind energy project plans, including project scope, goals, tasks, resources, schedules, costs, contingencies, or other project information.
- •Supervise the work of subcontractors or consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications or budgets.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.