Wind Energy Engineers
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics · Engineering and Technology
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $79,240; experienced workers reach $160,020. About 760 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +11.9%
- Openings a year
- 68
- Employed in 2024
- 959
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
3 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Critical Thinking4.5
- Reading Comprehension4.6
- Mathematics4.5
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Active Listening3.8
- Writing3.8
- Systems Analysis3.8
What the work is
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
- Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
- Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
- Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Certificate2%
- Some college4%
- Bachelor's degree75%
- Master's degree14%
- Doctoral or professional5%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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