Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
9,980 people do this job in the US. $64,120 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 7%
- 5%
- 88%
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
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
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, 6%. Today's estimate: 7%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 12 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.Done daily by most who do it. | 23% | 5 h1.7 h to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.Done daily by most who do it. | 22% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Test structures, controls, or mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems, according to test plans or in coordination with engineers.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Test electrical components of wind systems with devices, such as voltage testers, multimeters, oscilloscopes, infrared testers, or fiber optic equipment.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Train end-users, distributors, installers, or other technicians in wind commissioning, testing, or other technical procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Maintain tool and spare parts inventories required for repair, installation, or replacement services.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Collect turbine data for testing or research and analysis.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 1% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Assist in assembly of individual wind generators or construction of wind farms.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 0.4% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
- Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution4,960 people
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- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance1,440 people
- Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing290 people
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services120 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).