Wind Energy Operations Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Wind Energy Operations Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $141,900 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 622,190. Wage data is published for 435 locations.
Occupation description
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
O*NET code
11-9199.09
Job zone
3
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$141,900
Hourly median
$68.22
Employment
622,190
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$74,300
10th
$102,880
25th
$141,900
Median
$186,300
75th
$238,270
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Writing | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Persuasion | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | 3.62 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Monitor and maintain records of daily facility operations.
- Establish goals, objectives, or priorities for wind field operations.
- Supervise employees or subcontractors to ensure quality of work or adherence to safety regulations or policies.
- Train or coordinate the training of employees in operations, safety, environmental issues, or technical issues.
- Track and maintain records for wind operations, such as site performance, downtime events, parts usage, or substation events.
- Oversee the maintenance of wind field equipment or structures, such as towers, transformers, electrical collector systems, roadways, or other site assets.
- Prepare wind field operational budgets.
- Develop relationships and communicate with customers, site managers, developers, land owners, authorities, utility representatives, or residents.
Technology
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computerized diagnostic software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Employee scheduling software
- Gensuite
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Inventory control software
- Local area network LAN software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word
Wind Energy Operations Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in CAMedian $174,560 · Employment 99,580
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in TXMedian $134,390 · Employment 61,410
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in Washington, DCMedian $170,980 · Employment 42,010
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in FLMedian $108,890 · Employment 37,820
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in GAMedian $125,000 · Employment 34,680
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $169,800 · Employment 34,400
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in ILMedian $140,240 · Employment 31,680
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $168,160 · Employment 31,210
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in NJMedian $161,510 · Employment 30,270
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $145,370 · Employment 26,170
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in Atlanta, GAMedian $130,340 · Employment 24,490
- Wind Energy Operations Managers Salary in NCMedian $141,160 · Employment 21,830
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.