Career overview
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
O*NET-SOC 49-9081.00
Median pay / yr$62,580
OutlookRapid Growth
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Wind Turbine Service Technicians.
Skills employers look for
- Equipment MaintenancePerforming routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Operations MonitoringWatching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- RepairingRepairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- TroubleshootingDetermining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Knowledge areas
- MechanicalKnowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Computers and ElectronicsKnowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Public Safety and SecurityKnowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Engineering and TechnologyKnowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
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