Summary Report for:
49-9081.00 - Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
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Tasks | Tools & Technology | Education | Wages & Employment
Tasks
- Inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades.
- Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.
- Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.
- Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
- Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.
- Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.
- Test electrical components of wind systems with devices such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
- Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.
- Assist in assembly of individual wind generators or construction of wind farms.
- Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
| Hammers — Claw hammers; Sledgehammers |
| Stripping tools — Wire strippers |
| Torque wrenches — Manual torque wrenches; Torque multipliers |
| Voltage or current meters — Voltage testers; Voltmeters |
| Wattmeters — Conventional watt meters; Electronic watt meters |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook |
| Industrial control software — Industrial control systems software; Programmable logic controller PLC software; Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software; Vestas Wind Systems A/S Vestas Remote Panel |
| Office suite software — Microsoft Office software |
| Project management software — Microsoft Project |
| Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel |
Education
This occupation may require a background in the following science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational disciplines:
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other*.
Employment data collected from Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other.
Industry data collected from Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other.
| Median wages (2010) | $17.51 hourly, $36,420 annual |
| Employment (2008) | 170,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2008-2018) | 
Average (7% to 13%)
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| Projected job openings (2008-2018) | 41,800 |
| Top industries (2008) |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010 wage data
and 2008-2018 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.