Wind Turbine Service Technicians Career, Salary and Skills
Wind Turbine Service Technicians have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $64,120 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 9,980. Wage data is published for 33 locations.
Occupation description
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
O*NET code
49-9081.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$64,120
Hourly median
$30.83
Employment
9,980
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 4.00 | 3.25 |
| Repairing | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 4.00 | 3.75 |
| Troubleshooting | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.12 | 3.12 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
Technology
- Computerized diagnostic software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- IBM Maximo Asset Management
- Industrial control systems software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- SAP software
- Structured query language SQL
Wind Turbine Service Technicians salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in TXMedian $61,950 · Employment 3,890
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in Houston, TXMedian $64,050 · Employment 1,120
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in IAMedian $74,880 · Employment 900
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in MNMedian $65,000 · Employment 450
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in COMedian $74,740 · Employment 410
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $57,890 · Employment 400
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in CAMedian $77,910 · Employment 400
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in NYMedian $81,330 · Employment 390
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in OKMedian $59,290 · Employment 340
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in NMMedian $57,230 · Employment 330
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in KSMedian $78,240 · Employment 330
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians Salary in NDMedian $66,700 · Employment 310
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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.