Also called: Wind Development Manager
Finds windy land, signs up landowners, and steers new wind farms through permits and power contracts.
You meet ranchers about leasing land for turbines, present to county commissioners, and juggle studies on noise, birds, and grid connections.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business, environmental science, or engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Environmental Science, Engineering.
Growing faster than average. Not tracked separately by BLS; wind technician jobs are projected to grow about 50%.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI screens wind sites and drafts permits; persuading landowners, counties and buyers keeps this a human job.
Classes: Economics, AP Environmental Science, Public speaking.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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