Details 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.
Sample of reported job titles: Field Service Technician; Maintenance Technician; Operations, Maintenance and Service Wind Turbine Technician (OMS Wind Turbine Technician); Senior Wind Turbine Technician; Wind Farm Support Specialist; Wind Technician; Wind Turbine Service Technician; Wind Turbine Technician
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Analytical or scientific software — Computerized diagnostic software
- Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — SAP
- Facilities management software — Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- 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
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software — Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Ammeters — Amp clamp meters
- Anemometers — Recording anemometers
- Applicator brushes — Oil brushes
- Battery testers — High-rate load testers
- Bench vises — Workshop bench vises
- Calibrated resistance measuring equipment — Ground resistance testers
- Calipers — Digital calipers
- Claw hammer — Claw hammers
- Digital cameras — Digital still cameras
- Dynamometers — Digital dynamometers
- Ear muffs — Protective ear muffs
- Electronic measuring probes — Inductive probes
- Facial shields — Protective face shields
- Fall protection lanyard — Safety lanyards
- Fire escape equipment — Safety line evacuation kits
- Fire retardant apparel — Flame retardant coveralls
- Flatbed trailers — Utility trailers
- Forklift or elevator accessories or supplies — Crane attachments
- Forklifts — Field forklifts
- Gas generators — Portable gas-powered generators
- Global positioning system GPS receiver — Handheld global positioning system GPS units
- Hacksaw — Hacksaws
- Hard hats
- High voltage cable detection — Hotsticks
- Hydrometers — Digital hydrometers
- Infrared imagers — Infrared thermography cameras
- Lasers — Fiber optic visual fault locators
- Levels — Optical levels
- Light trucks or sport utility vehicles — Utility trucks
- Longnose pliers — Long nose pliers
- Lubricating oil testing kit — Lubricant oil sampling kits
- Measuring wheels for distance — Distance measuring wheels
- Megohmmeters
- Microcontrollers — Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Micrometers — Digital micrometers
- Multimeters — Digital multimeters
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Ohmmeters — Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Open end wrenches — Crescent wrenches
- Oscilloscopes — Digital oscilloscopes
- Paint brushes — Acid brushes
- Personal computers
- Phasemeters — Phase rotation meters
- Pocket calculator — Handheld calculators
- Power drills — Cordless drills
- Power meters — Alternating current AC power analyzers
- Precision file — Precision files
- Protective gloves — Insulated gloves
- Punches or nail sets or drifts — Hand punches
- Ratchets — Ratchet sets
- Safety glasses
- Safety harnesses or belts — Fall arrest systems
- Screwdrivers — Phillips head screwdrivers; Straight screwdrivers
- Shackle — Shackles
- Signal generators — Function generators
- Sledge hammer — Sledgehammers
- Slings — Rigging equipment
- Specialty wrenches — Breaker bars
- Stripping tools — Wire strippers
- Tape measures — Measuring tapes
- Theodolites — Survey transits
- Threading taps — Tap sets
- Torque tools — Hydraulic torque machines
- Torque wrenches — Manual torque wrenches; Torque multipliers
- Tower cranes
- Two way radios — Mobile radios
- Vibration testers — Vibration analysis equipment
- Voltage or current meters — Volt meters; Voltage testers
- Wattmeters — Conventional watt meters; Electronic watt meters
- Welding or soldering kit — Soldering tools
- Winches — Electric winches
- Wire cutters — Insulated wire cutters
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Repair green energy equipment or systems.
- Climb equipment or structures to access work areas.
- Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
- Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Maintain work equipment or machinery.
- Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
- Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning.
- Train customers in the use of products.
- Train others in operational procedures.
- Measure equipment outputs.
- Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
- Fabricate parts or components.
- Assemble structural components.
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Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed |
Education | Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. |
Related Experience | Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants. |
SVP Range | (6.0 to < 7.0) |
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Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $25.44 hourly, $52,910 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 7,000 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 1,300 |
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Top industries (2019) | Utilities (29% employed in this sector)
Construction (18%)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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