Wind turbine technician
Inspects, diagnoses, adjusts, and repairs wind turbines, including fixing electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic problems.
Will AI replace wind turbine technician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 43 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Collect turbine data for testing, research, and analysis
What stays human
- Troubleshoot and fix mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical problems in turbine systems
- Do routine maintenance on turbine equipment and related systems
- Diagnose problems with wind turbine generators or control systems
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +29.5%. Typical pay: $64,120 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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