Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Also called: Field Service Technician, Wind Farm Support Specialist, Wind Technician, Wind Turbine TechnicianInspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
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What the data says: AI could halve the time on 1 of its 12 tasks, and jobs are projected to grow 29.5% by 2035. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 9.0 hires for every 10 job openings in transportation, warehousing, and utilities, which employs about 55% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.9.0 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $66,330 | $61,640 to $79,730 | 80 |
| California | $77,910 | $64,980 to $100,880 | 400 |
| Colorado | $74,740 | $62,810 to $78,050 | 410 |
| Idaho | $60,810 | $58,930 to $77,660 | 40 |
| Indiana | $76,680 | $63,030 to $78,720 | 140 |
| Iowa | $74,880 | $58,840 to $80,140 | 900 |
| Kansas | $78,240 | $61,900 to $80,190 | 330 |
| Maine | $59,220 | $58,800 to $64,590 | 50 |
| Michigan | $62,800 | $58,460 to $79,770 | 70 |
| Minnesota | $65,000 | $60,360 to $80,120 | 450 |
| Mississippi | $50,040 | $49,300 to $59,870 | 30 |
| Missouri | $65,230 | $58,020 to $75,970 | 80 |
| Montana | $62,360 | $62,350 to $79,590 | 40 |
| New Mexico | $57,230 | $48,760 to $62,020 | 330 |
| New York | $81,330 | $73,490 to $94,530 | 390 |
| North Carolina | $66,380 | $61,040 to $77,950 | 120 |
| North Dakota | $66,700 | $57,410 to $79,400 | 310 |
| Ohio | $73,880 | $58,620 to $81,190 | 120 |
| Oklahoma | $59,290 | $49,900 to $70,610 | 340 |
| Oregon | $61,820 | $42,630 to $76,740 | 150 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,830 | $59,760 to $80,500 | 50 |
| South Dakota | $73,820 | $60,910 to $77,960 | 180 |
| Texas | $61,950 | $57,810 to $72,950 | 3,890 |
| Washington | $75,880 | $62,180 to $79,330 | 210 |
| Wyoming | $62,830 | $60,820 to $79,300 | 90 |
Nationally: $64,120. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
AI could halve the time on 1 of its 12 tasks
| AI rating | Its main tasks | Share of Claude conversations May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Not much | Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components. | Not published |
| Not much | Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems. | Not published |
| Not much | Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations. | Not published |
| Not much | Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment. | Not published |
| Not much | Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems. | Not published |
| Not much | Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment. | Not published |
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| Not much | Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services. | Not published |
| Not much | Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers. | Not published |
| Not much | Train end-users, distributors, installers, or other technicians in wind commissioning, testing, or other technical procedures. | Not published |
| AI + software | Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis. | Not published |
| Not much | Inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades. | Not published |
| Not much | Assist in assembly of individual wind generators or construction of wind farms. | Not published |
Ordered by how important O*NET's respondents rate each task (1 to 5) times the share who say it is part of their job. The ordering is ours. 0 of the 12 have a published share of Claude conversations; “not published” means too few conversations for Anthropic to publish a figure.
Where people already use AI
The tasks above say what AI could speed up. This shows what people are using it for. Its 12 tasks fall under 10 work activities that many occupations share, and Microsoft counted how often each one came up in 200,000 conversations with its Copilot assistant in 2024.
- #42 Diagnose system or equipment problems
| Work activity | This occupation's tasks under it | People asked AI for help in 10,000 conversations |
AI did it for them in 10,000 conversations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test performance of equipment or systems | |||
| Repair tools or equipment | |||
| Diagnose system or equipment problems | |||
| Maintain tools or equipment | |||
| Build structures | |||
| Train others on operational or work procedures | |||
| Train others to use equipment or products | |||
| Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment |
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| Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products | |||
| Climb equipment or structures |
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for wind turbine service technicians specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 1,109 moves out
- 1 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 9%
- 2 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Low +4.2% 5%
- 3 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Very high -0.3% 3%
- 4 Education Administrators, Postsecondary High +1.8% 3%
- 5 Computer User Support Specialists Very high -3.5% 3%
Where people moved in from
of 1,267 moves in
- 1 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 6%
- 2 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Low +4.2% 4%
- 3 Education Administrators, Postsecondary High +1.8% 3%
- 4 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Very high -0.3% 3%
- 5 Electricians Moderate +9.2% 2%
Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
O*NET survey of workers in this occupation
- 29% high school
- 34% postsecondary certificate
- 22% some college
- 15% associate's
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers in this occupation · 36 people answered.
4 programs, such as Wind Energy Technology/Technician, Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician and Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician.
See all
- Wind Energy Technology/Technician
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
- Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
- Wind Energy System Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
BLS publishes no credential figures for this occupation.
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeship Finder ↗ DOL lists 1 registered apprenticeship in this occupation (Wind Turbine Technician). Apprenticeship.gov can't be linked to one occupation, so search for “Wind Turbine Service Technicians” there.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS
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