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Wind Turbine Service Technician

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Wind Turbine Service Technician

RIASEC Code: RC
Lexile Range: 1230L–1360L
Education Required: Certificate after high school or high school diploma/GED
Expected Salary: $47,360–$90,300 (as of 2023)
Career Cluster: Manufacturing
Career Pathway: Maintenance, Installation & Repair

Wind turbine service technicians inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. They perform routine maintenance on equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems. These technicians diagnose problems involving generators or control systems. They test electrical components of wind systems with special devices and climb wind turbine towers to make repairs or collect data for analysis.

Key Skills

Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Operations Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Troubleshooting—determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about them.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.