Wind Turbine Technician
E4-01E4 Wind service · Skilled level · O*NET 49-9081.00
- Texas median
whole occupation, 2025 - $61,950
- work over
40 h a week - 60%
- load index
from O*NET data - 4.3/5
- Texas jobs
2024 to 2034 - +51.3%
Pay
This level's pay
No published pay record names this level: no public record found in sources S1-S7 that names this rung. The occupation-wide figure below is for all experience levels.
Whole occupation: all Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Texas BLS OEWS May 2025
- Series OEUS480000000000049908113 (median), Texas, May 2025, read 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Base pay (straight-time, excludes overtime).
- Based on an estimated 3,890 jobs in Texas (series OEUS480000000000049908101).
BLS OEWS May 2025
- Series OEUS480000000000049908113 (median), Texas, May 2025, read 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Base pay (straight-time, excludes overtime).
- Based on an estimated 3,890 jobs in Texas (series OEUS480000000000049908101).
Outlook 2024 to 2034, all Wind Turbine Service Technicians, not level-specific TWC, BLS
- Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections (via Projections Central) 2024-2034, Texas, read 2026-10-03
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034, United States, read 2026-10-03
TWC, BLS
- Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections (via Projections Central) 2024-2034, Texas, read 2026-10-03
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034, United States, read 2026-10-03
- Texas
- +51.3% jobs · about 1,020 openings a year (6,010 jobs in 2024)
- United States
- +50.7% jobs · about 2,300 openings a year (13,600 jobs in 2024)
Openings include people retiring or changing jobs, not only growth.
Hours O*NET 31.0
- Duration of Typical Work Week (4.C.3.d.8), O*NET Work Context, data 08/2021, n = 30 respondents, O*NET OnLine
O*NET 31.0
- Duration of Typical Work Week (4.C.3.d.8), O*NET Work Context, data 08/2021, n = 30 respondents, O*NET OnLine
Schedule: regular 42% · irregular 50% · seasonal 9%
Physical load 4.3 of 5, our index from O*NET Method
- Engineer Tsai index (et_physical_v1): mean of a body index (3.84, 6 measures) and an exposure index (4.81, 7 measures), built from O*NET Work Context means, 1 to 5: Spend Time Standing; Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles; Spend Time Walking or Running; Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling; Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance; Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body; Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions; Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures; Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions; Exposed to High Places; Exposed to Hazardous Conditions; Exposed to Hazardous Equipment; Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection.
- O*NET OnLine
Method
- Engineer Tsai index (et_physical_v1): mean of a body index (3.84, 6 measures) and an exposure index (4.81, 7 measures), built from O*NET Work Context means, 1 to 5: Spend Time Standing; Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles; Spend Time Walking or Running; Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling; Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance; Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body; Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions; Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures; Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions; Exposed to High Places; Exposed to Hazardous Conditions; Exposed to Hazardous Equipment; Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection.
- O*NET OnLine
Body
- Bending or twisting4.57
- Standing4.14
- Climbing ladders3.77
- Keeping balance3.7
- Kneeling or crawling3.62
- Walking or running3.22
Exposure
- Protective gear5
- High places4.97
- Hazardous conditions4.91
- Cramped space4.8
- Outdoors, all weather4.75
- Very hot or cold4.64
- Hazardous equipment4.58
Getting in
- License
- Texas: no electrician license for work on equipment controlled by a power generation company (1305.003(a)(5)); the same electrical work for a contractor needs a TDLR license.
- Degree
- 0% hold a bachelor's or higher; most common: Post-Secondary Certificate
- Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years of related experience is the most common answer (33% of workers).
O*NET
- O*NET Related Work Experience, Wind Turbine Service Technicians, O*NET OnLine
- Preparation
- Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Why this level
- Skilled: O*NET Job Zone 3 (1-2 start, 3-4 skilled, 5 senior). Rung 1 of 3 on 'Wind service'.
Next stop E4 Wind Technician Leader
Gates: Most people in the target job have over 4 years, up to and including 6 years of related work experience (O*NET: 39%).
Moves to the side 6
- E Hydroelectric Plant Operator O*NET lists Hydroelectric Plant Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- E Geothermal Technician O*NET lists Geothermal Technicians as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84. License: depends on the work.
- E Power Plant Operator O*NET lists Power Plant Operators as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.80.
- E3 Solar PV Installer O*NET lists Solar Photovoltaic Installers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.75. License: depends on the work.
What the work is 6 core tasks
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
- 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.
Core tasks ranked by O*NET task Importance (IM, 1-5), top 6.
Top skills
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operations Monitoring
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
Sources (4)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, Texas, series OEUS480000000000049908113, read 2026-10-03
- Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections (via Projections Central) 2024-2034, Texas, read 2026-10-03
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034, United States, read 2026-10-03
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), 49-9081.00 Wind Turbine Service Technicians, read 2026-10-03
This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Engineer Tsai has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 · O*NET license
Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Base pay; excludes overtime. Outlook: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034 (United States) and Texas Workforce Commission long-term projections 2024-2034, read through Projections Central.
