Installation, Maintenance & Repair
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Also called: Field Service Technician, Renewable Energy Technician, Service Technician, Troubleshooting Technician
US median pay
$64,120
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+29.5%
faster than average
Openings a year (US)
1,500
11,800 employed
Typical entry education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Preparation 3/5 · Medium preparation
What this job is
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
What they do day to day
- Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.
- Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.
- Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
- Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
- Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.
- Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.
- Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services.
- Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.
- Train end-users, distributors, installers, or other technicians in wind commissioning, testing, or other technical procedures.
- Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Troubleshooting4.0/5
- Repairing4.0/5
- Operations Monitoring4.0/5
- Equipment Maintenance4.0/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.2/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.2/5
- Systems Evaluation3.1/5
- Systems Analysis3.1/5
Knowledge
- Mechanical4.5/5
- Computers and Electronics4.2/5
- English Language4.0/5
- Public Safety and Security3.7/5
- Engineering and Technology3.7/5
- Education and Training3.3/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 3 of 5 — Medium preparation. Usually vocational training, an associate's degree or an apprenticeship.
Typical entry education (BLS): Postsecondary nondegree award.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Post-secondary certificate34%
- High school diploma29%
- Some college22%
Who this job suits
Mostly Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Investigative
Ideas, research and solving problems
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.