Employment Percentage: 
22.727272727273
SOC ID: 
49-9081
SOC Title: 
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
ONET ID: 
49-9081.00
ONET Concat ID: 
49908100
Median Salary: 
46049.95
Ed Level High School: 
38.389999
Ed Level Certificate: 
36.400002
Ed Level Some College: 
5.07
Ed Level Associates: 
18.58
Ed Level Bachelors: 
1.56
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

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

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.</li><li>Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.</li><li>Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.</li><li>Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.</li><li>Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.</li><li>Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services.</li><li>Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.</li><li>Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.</li><li>Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.</li><li>Inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
17084.64
Top Annual Earnings: 
129992.81
Title Slug: 
wind-turbine-service-technician