Also called: Wind Meteorologist, Energy Yield Analyst
Measures and predicts how much wind (and money) a site will produce over decades.
You analyze years of data from tall weather towers and laser lidar units, model wind flow over hills, and estimate how much power a wind farm will produce.
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 meteorology, atmospheric science, or engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Mechanical Engineering.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI weather models and automated energy-yield tools are taking over much of the core analysis, shrinking analyst teams.
Classes: AP Statistics, Earth science, AP Calculus, Python coding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2021.
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