Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Farm Support Specialist, Wind Technician, Wind Turbine Service Technician, Wind Turbine Technician
What they do:
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
On the job, you would:
- Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
- Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.
- Test electrical components of wind systems with devices such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
Math and Science
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Industrial control software
- Industrial control systems software
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$52,260
per year, on average
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