Also called: Wind Site Supervisor
Runs a wind farm: the technicians, safety, maintenance schedule, and the turbines' output.
You start with a safety briefing, assign technicians to turbines that need repairs, meet with a landowner about a road, and review last month's production.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Technical degree or wind technician experience plus leadership.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Wind Energy Technology, Business Management.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI schedules maintenance and tracks output, but leading techs, keeping crews safe and handling breakdowns stays human.
Classes: Business CTE class, Physics, Algebra 2.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3051.
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