Occupations/17-2199.10
Wind Energy Engineers
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
67%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
33%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
29%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
- Task
Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
- Task
Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
- 02Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
- 03Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.62
- Degree of automation1.80
- Time sitting4.52
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations2.43
- Hands-on objects/tools1.69
- Outdoors / weather2.15
- Disease exposure1.03
- Decision freedom4.04
Top abilities
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
- Written Comprehension3.75
- Mathematical Reasoning3.75
- Inductive Reasoning3.75
- Number Facility3.50
- Written Expression3.38
- Problem Sensitivity3.38
- Oral Expression3.38
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.75
- Active Listening3.38
- Writing3.38
- Speaking3.38
- Mathematics3.50
- Science3.25
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 82 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $122,038 2 yr — Master's · CIP 14.01 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $113,999 2 yr $106,421 Master's · CIP 14.01 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $108,852 2 yr $116,679 Master's · CIP 14.01 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $108,092 2 yr $111,435 Master's · CIP 14.01 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $93,816 2 yr $89,144 Master's · CIP 14.01 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 14.0702 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr — 2 yr $91,744 Bachelor's · CIP 14.07 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $80,022 2 yr $78,971 Master's · CIP 14.01 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 14.0702 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $74,747 2 yr $55,512 Bachelor's · CIP 14.07 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 14.0702 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $73,635 2 yr $74,307 Bachelor's · CIP 14.07 |
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit | Engineering, General 14.0101 | $48,800 | 87% | 85% | 1 yr $73,215 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 14.01 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 14.0702 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $71,854 2 yr $73,145 Bachelor's · CIP 14.07 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 14.0702 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr $70,948 2 yr $67,156 Bachelor's · CIP 14.07 |