Time left: 4 years and 10 months · Group: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
The official job description
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What wind turbine service technicians do all day (for now)
Inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades.
Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.
Climb wind turbine towers to inspect, maintain, or repair equipment.
Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.
Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fiber optic sensing and control systems.
Start or restart wind turbine generator systems to ensure proper operations.
Also known as
Commissioning Tech (Commissioning Technician), Energy Technician, Field Service Technician, Offshore Wind Turbine Technician, Renewable Energy Specialist, Renewable Energy Technician, Service Technician, Small Wind Energy Installer
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace wind turbine service technicians?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 4 years and 10 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces wind turbine service technicians?
4 years and 10 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which wind turbine service technicians tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: inspect or repair fiberglass turbine blades. The rest follows.