Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Occupational Description:
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	450	90	$35.68/hr	$29.17/hr	$29.84/hr	$32.13/hr	$39.61/hr	$46.42/hr

Leading Industries for Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	250	$31.39/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	200	$39.61/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	50	$33.33/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	140	$38.45/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	150	$38.36/hr	52.8%
Minnesota	450	$32.13/hr	51.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	N/A	$49.39/hr	-4.5%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	710	$37.89/hr	3.7%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	2,140	$29.79/hr	3.7%
Ship Engineers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	4,200	$37.75/hr	8.1%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	1,240	$39.66/hr	2.5%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1,620	$28.69/hr	14.0%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	500	$30.16/hr	13.2%

Task for Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services.
Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.
Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.
Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.
Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.
Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
Train end-users, distributors, installers, or other technicians in wind commissioning, testing, or other technical procedures.
Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.