Wind Energy Engineers build judgment and decision making, complex problem solving and systems analysis 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 Water Resource Specialists (80%).
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 | Water Resource Specialists | 80% | $167,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Natural Sciences Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 79% | $64,950 | — | None |
| 3 | Materials Scientists | 78% | $117,790 | — | None |
| 4 | Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists | 77% | $122,570Pay for the broader BLS group “Physical Scientists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Logistics Engineers | 76% | $82,320Pay for the broader BLS group “Logisticians” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 76% | $76,870 | — | None |
| 7 | Wind Energy Development Managers | 75% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 75% | $101,920 | — | None |
| 9 | Hydrologists | 75% | $96,600 | — | None |
| 10 | Mechanical Drafters | 75% | $71,550 | — | None |
Compared with Wind Energy Engineers, 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 engineers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
80% skill match · $167,220 (broader BLS group)
Time Management · Quality Control Analysis · Judgment and Decision Making
79% skill match · $64,950
78% skill match · $117,790
Complex Problem Solving · Repairing · Equipment Maintenance
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Water Resource Specialists (80% skill match, median $167,220), Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (79% skill match, median $64,950) and Materials Scientists (78% skill match, median $117,790), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than wind energy engineers 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: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval.
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.