# Wind Energy Engineers

> Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 17-2199.10
- **Summary:** Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

## Aliases

- Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Utility Engineer
- Wind Energy Consultant
- Turbine Measurements Engineer
- Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant
- Wind Turbine Design Engineer
- SCADA Engineer (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
- Turbine Engineer
- Wind Energy Engineer
- Wind Farm Designer
- Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.6.d |
| Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.a.1.t |
| Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Develop active control algorithms, electronics, software, electromechanical, or electrohydraulic systems for wind turbines. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.2.c |
| Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.b.2.b |
| Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Test wind turbine equipment to determine effects of stress or fatigue. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.b.2.b |
| Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.a.2.k |
| Direct balance of plant (BOP) construction, generator installation, testing, commissioning, or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to ensure compliance with specifications. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.4.j |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Analyze meteorological data. |
| Design electrical interconnections. |
| Design wind turbine components. |
| Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Document design or operational test results. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Direct energy production or management activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance. | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Research design or application of green technologies. | 4.A.1.a.1.t |
| Test green technologies or processes. | 4.A.1.b.2.b |
| Provide technical guidance to other personnel. | 4.A.4.b.6.d |
| Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data. | 4.A.2.a.4.l |
| Monitor processes for compliance with standards. | 4.A.1.a.2.k |
| Determine design criteria or specifications. | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Design energy production or management equipment or systems. | 4.A.3.b.2.c |
| Create graphical representations of energy production systems. | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Evaluate the characteristics of green technologies. | 4.A.2.a.1.g |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 4.81 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 4.4 |
| Design | knowledge | 4.37 |
| Physics | knowledge | 4.21 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.14 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 4.01 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.56 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Number Facility | ability | 3.5 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.38 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.38 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.38 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.38 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.37 |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 3.31 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.3 |
| Science | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Operations Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.25 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.12 |
| Originality | ability | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.12 |
| Visualization | ability | 3.12 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.12 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Linux | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Unix | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Junit | Specialized Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Ansys Simulation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Ant | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | yes |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Git | File versioning software | yes | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes | yes |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software | yes | no |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes | no |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes | no |
| JUnit | Program testing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | no |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes | no |
| ANSYS simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | no | yes |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software | no | yes |
| Apache Ant | Development environment software | no | no |
| Computational fluid dynamics CFD software | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| DIgSILENT PowerFactory | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| EMD International WindPRO | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst | Geographic information system | no | no |
| ESRI ArcInfo | Geographic information system | no | no |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software | no | no |
| GE Energy Positive Sequence Load Flow Software PSLF | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.92 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.52 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.29 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.19 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.18 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.15 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.08 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.06 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.04 |
| Time Pressure | 3.73 |
| Contact With Others | 3.69 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.53 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.38 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.33 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.24 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.99 |
| Level of Competition | 2.87 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.64 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.62 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.52 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.43 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.31 |
| Public Speaking | 2.24 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.15 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.15 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.13 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.08 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.01 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 1.99 |
| Spend Time Standing | 1.91 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.89 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.85 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.8 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 1.69 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 1.68 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.61 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.52 |
| Exposed to High Places | 1.52 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.45 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 69.64 |
| Master's Degree | 13.92 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 5.67 |
| Some College Courses | 3.94 |
| First Professional Degree | 2.86 |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.39 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 1.59 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 5.9 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.54 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.12 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 3.12 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 2.22 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 1.43 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11-9199.10 | role-11-9199-10 | Wind Energy Development Managers | Primary-Short |
| 17-2199.11 | role-17-2199-11 | Solar Energy Systems Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 17-2199.03 | role-17-2199-03 | Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar | Primary-Short |
| 17-2071.00 | role-17-2071-00 | Electrical Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 17-2141.00 | role-17-2141-00 | Mechanical Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 17-2011.00 | role-17-2011-00 | Aerospace Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2051.02 | role-17-2051-02 | Water/Wastewater Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2051.00 | role-17-2051-00 | Civil Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2141.02 | role-17-2141-02 | Automotive Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2199.05 | role-17-2199-05 | Mechatronics Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 49-9081.00 | role-49-9081-00 | Wind Turbine Service Technicians | Supplemental |
| 11-9199.09 | role-11-9199-09 | Wind Energy Operations Managers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Advanced Manufacturing | advanced-manufacturing |
| Agriculture | agriculture |
| Construction | construction |
| Energy & Natural Resources | energy-natural-resources |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Engineering | engineering |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | engineering-engineering-related-technologies-technicians |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | health-professions-and-related-programs |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 117750
- **Mean Wage:** 121720
- **Pct10Wage:** 62840
- **Pct25Wage:** 85750
- **Pct75Wage:** 152670
- **Pct90Wage:** 183510
- **Employment:** 150750
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 37330 | 112040 | 3.55 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 36850 | 107590 | 2.95 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 16150 | 101730 | 14.29 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 6470 | 103760 | 1.1 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 6030 | 95040 | 0.68 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 5210 | 122930 | 1.9 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 3800 | 159700 | 1.34 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 3680 | 88000 | 1.42 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 3520 | 81570 | 0.44 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 2970 | 118630 | 5.24 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 2780 | 102200 | 16.69 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 2720 | 98560 | 0.2 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 221114 | 221114 | Solar Electric Power Generation | National industry | 270 | 19.8 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 2780 | 16.69 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 16150 | 14.29 |
| 221115 | 221115 | Wind Electric Power Generation | National industry | 110 | 11.33 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 2970 | 5.24 |
| 221113 | 221113 | Nuclear Electric Power Generation | National industry | 190 | 5.23 |
| 221112 | 221112 | Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | National industry | 360 | 5.16 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 37330 | 3.55 |
- **Count:** 36

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.014 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.787566 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.212927 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.5808077 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 69
- **Percentile:** 69
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 67 | felten_aioe |
| 70 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 71 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.787566 | 67 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.8421052631578947 | 70 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.21127710657439736 | 71 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.014
- **Percentile:** 9
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.10526315789473684
- **Beta:** 0.47368421052631576
- **Gamma:** 0.8421052631578947

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 2.1
- **Growth Percentile:** 42
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 9.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 61
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 158.8
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 162.1

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 16
- **Skills:** 48
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 63
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** fe18569d16ecc0c8