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Wind Energy Engineers

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Wind Energy Engineers separately. These are the figures for Engineers, All Other (17-2199), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$122,930
Employment, U.S.154,070
Median hourly wage$59.10
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$66,810$90,970$122,930$158,090$189,950
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama3,460$152,5501.65
Alaska200$142,3900.61
Arizona1,720$102,2800.54
Arkansas820$76,9400.63
California28,610$130,8501.59
Colorado2,540$132,5900.89
Connecticut2,430$124,1101.44
Delaware$103,580
District of Columbia3,560$151,9205.12
Florida8,600$105,4100.87
Georgia4,120$112,2600.85
Hawaii1,100$122,8001.77
Idaho560$130,9700.67
Illinois2,520$111,9300.42
Indiana1,540$120,8800.49
Iowa1,100$103,0900.71
Kansas780$76,1000.55
Kentucky500$99,8300.25
Louisiana6,310$99,0703.29
Maine590$120,4300.93
Maryland7,340$129,7702.68
Massachusetts2,850$131,2600.79
Michigan7,700$121,0001.77
Minnesota1,290$108,8500.44
Mississippi480$111,0300.42
Missouri1,850$102,9800.63
Montana240$97,4700.47
Nebraska300$88,4900.29
Nevada870$103,7800.57
New Hampshire610$128,1300.90
New Jersey4,540$132,4501.07
New Mexico2,190$162,0702.54
New York5,760$117,6000.60
North Carolina4,270$112,4500.87
North Dakota220$100,2500.52
Ohio7,000$120,4701.27
Oklahoma860$119,8100.51
Oregon2,030$123,2201.04
Pennsylvania3,250$108,9500.54
Rhode Island380$117,0800.77
South Carolina1,280$110,4900.56
South Dakota110$112,2600.23
Tennessee4,400$96,6401.36
Texas10,820$115,8100.78
Utah1,750$110,3201.02
Vermont390$126,5501.29
Virginia5,060$148,1601.24
Washington3,580$134,5701.02
West Virginia660$118,8000.95
Wisconsin690$110,3600.24
Wyoming110$113,0500.40

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.970
2Civil Engineers40.968
3Water Resource Specialists40.967
4Transportation Engineers40.966
5Architectural and Engineering Managers50.966
6Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar40.966
7Environmental Engineers40.966
8Electrical Engineers40.965
9Automotive Engineers40.965
10Mechanical Engineers40.964

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Wind Energy Engineers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Transportation EngineersManagement of Personnel Resources0.880.966
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and SolarScience0.870.966
Automotive EngineersTechnology Design3.880.965
Fire-Prevention and Protection EngineersTechnology Design3.000.964
Water/Wastewater EngineersLearning Strategies0.870.962
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersManagement of Material Resources1.130.955
Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansTechnology Design3.250.954
Commercial and Industrial DesignersTechnology Design3.620.948
Materials ScientistsScience1.130.942
Fuel Cell EngineersTroubleshooting1.250.936

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Wind Energy Engineers, excluding software Wind Energy Engineers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D10 of 2015.4x
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD9 of 2018.9x
Autodesk Revit9 of 2010.4x
Finite element method FEM software6 of 2025.2x
Minitab9 of 205.9x
Verilog6 of 2011.5x
Dassault Systemes CATIA8 of 206.2x
HEC-RAS4 of 2020.5x
Data acquisition software4 of 2018.5x
Bentley InRoads Suite3 of 2046.2x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.50
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.75 4.62
MathematicsEssential skill 3.50 4.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.50 4.00
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.38 4.00
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.38 3.75
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.38 3.75
WritingEssential skill 3.38 3.75
SpeakingEssential skill 3.38 3.50
ScienceEssential skill 3.25 3.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
MonitoringEssential skill 3.12 4.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.12 3.00
Active LearningEssential skill 3.00 3.75
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.50
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.38
Time ManagementTransferable skill 2.88 3.25
InstructingTransferable skill 2.75 3.38
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.75 2.88
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.62 3.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.62 2.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.38not rated
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.25 2.12
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.25 2.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.12not rated
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.88 1.75
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.25not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.12not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Engineering and Technology 4.81 6.32
Mathematics 4.40 5.52
Design 4.37 5.73
Physics 4.21 5.07
English Language 4.14 4.57
Computers and Electronics 4.01 5.09
Administration and Management 3.56 4.41
Customer and Personal Service 3.37 4.37
Building and Construction 3.31 4.16
Mechanical 3.30 4.16
Public Safety and Security 3.08 3.45
Law and Government 3.07 3.05
Administrative 2.90 4.03
Education and Training 2.89 4.13
Production and Processing 2.84 3.44
Geography 2.75 3.92
Economics and Accounting 2.74 3.11
Communications and Media 2.62 2.54
Sales and Marketing 2.48 3.23
Transportation 2.45 2.71
Personnel and Human Resources 2.42 2.96
Telecommunications 2.28 2.59
Chemistry 2.27 2.80
Psychology 2.18 1.95
Sociology and Anthropology 1.93 1.43
Foreign Language 1.67 1.51
History and Archeology 1.64 1.02
Biology 1.63 1.59
Philosophy and Theology 1.51not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.33not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.33not rated
Fine Arts 1.06not rated
Food Production 1.03not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 4.38
Mathematical Reasoning 3.75 4.38
Written Comprehension 3.75 4.38
Inductive Reasoning 3.75 3.88
Number Facility 3.50 3.75
Oral Comprehension 3.38 4.38
Oral Expression 3.38 4.38
Written Expression 3.38 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.75
Near Vision 3.25 3.75
Speech Clarity 3.25 3.38
Visualization 3.12 4.00
Information Ordering 3.12 3.75
Originality 3.12 3.62
Fluency of Ideas 3.12 3.50
Speech Recognition 3.12 3.12
Category Flexibility 2.88 3.50
Flexibility of Closure 2.88 3.25
Perceptual Speed 2.75 2.88
Far Vision 2.62 3.12
Selective Attention 2.62 2.62
Memorization 2.50 2.62
Speed of Closure 2.50 2.50
Finger Dexterity 2.50 2.25
Depth Perception 2.25 2.25
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 2.25
Time Sharing 2.12 1.75
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.62
Auditory Attention 1.88 1.50
Control Precision 1.88 1.38
Multilimb Coordination 1.75 1.12
Response Orientation 1.75 1.12
Rate Control 1.75 1.00
Reaction Time 1.62 0.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.62 0.75
Spatial Orientation 1.38not rated
Manual Dexterity 1.25not rated
Sound Localization 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Static Strength 1.12not rated
Trunk Strength 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • Tableau hot
  • UNIX hot
  • Apache Ant
  • Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
  • DIgSILENT PowerFactory
  • EMD International WindPRO
  • ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • GE Energy Positive Sequence Load Flow Software PSLF
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Global Mapper Software Global Mapper
  • Google Earth Pro
  • Manitoba HVDC Research Centre PSCAD
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
  • Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
  • Microsoft Visual C# .NET
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Oracle Primavera Systems
  • Power system modeling software
  • PowerWorld Corporation PowerWorld Simulator
  • ReSoft WindFarm
  • Risoe National Laboratory Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program WAsP
  • SKM Systems Analysis Power Tools
  • Schneider Electric Direct Coordination
  • Siemens PSS Product Suite
  • Software development tools
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Web browser software
  • Web conferencing software
  • WindSim
  • Wonderware software

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Wind Energy Engineers separately. These are the figures for Engineers, All Other (17-2199), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Lexington Park, MD1,02014.58$166,230
Lake Charles, LA1,33013.19$94,810
Huntsville, AL3,11011.77$155,630
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL8306.66$132,650
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL1,6206.65$127,400
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL4605.07$115,210
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA4404.78$142,130
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1,6504.48$142,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4,9704.42$169,650
Baton Rouge, LA1,7804.39$101,720

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