Skilled Trades
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
Median salary (BLS)
$64,120
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$49k – $92k
Job outlook
+50% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 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 Turbine Service Technicians
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Entry / Junior
$49,230
~2 yrs to advance
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Established
$64,120
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Senior
$78,290
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.