Wind Energy Development Managers build coordination, judgment and decision making and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Sustainability Specialists (84%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustainability Specialists | 84% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Project Management Specialists | 81% | $102,320 | — | None |
| 3 | General and Operations Managers | 79% | $105,770 | — | None |
| 4 | Information Technology Project Managers | 79% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Purchasing Managers | 79% | $148,080 | — | None |
| 6 | Cost Estimators | 79% | $78,740 | — | None |
| 7 | Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors | 78% | $104,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 77% | $107,230 | — | None |
| 9 | Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar | 77% | $122,930Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Supply Chain Managers | 76% | $107,230Pay for the broader BLS group “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Wind Energy Development Managers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as wind energy development managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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84% skill match · $83,050 (broader BLS group)
Operations Analysis · Systems Evaluation
81% skill match · $102,320
Systems Analysis
79% skill match · $105,770
Operations Analysis · Service Orientation · Persuasion
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Sustainability Specialists (84% skill match, median $83,050), Project Management Specialists (81% skill match, median $102,320) and General and Operations Managers (79% skill match, median $105,770), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than wind energy development managers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Chief Sustainability Officers.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.