Wind Energy Engineers
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
$122,930 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 12%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
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At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 2%. Today's estimate: 3%.
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The tasks
Sorted by . 16 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 18% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 18% | 4.2 work days1.7 work days to 3.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Nov 2028 | |
| Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 15% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 9% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 6% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 3.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2029 | |
| Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 23%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | 6%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Analyze operation of wind farms or wind farm components to determine reliability, performance, and compliance with specifications.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people |
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