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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 500212$28.94/hr$1.27/hr$20.54/hr$22.95/hr$26.97/hr$32.41/hr$38.73/hr
U S 5,960608$27.66/hr$0.39/hr$19.43/hr$21.86/hr$25.82/hr$31.81/hr$39.10/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Wind Turbine Service Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities140$32.89/hr
Other Regional Data For Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 500 $26.97/hr 10.0%
Southwest Minnesota 180 $26.18/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 170 $25.82/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A N/A