Wind Turbine Service Technicians build equipment maintenance, repairing and troubleshooting 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 Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (92%).
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 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 92% | $102,040Pay for the broader BLS group “Power Plant Operators” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 89% | $103,020 | +61% | None |
| 3 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 87% | $78,620 | +23% | None |
| 4 | Avionics Technicians | 83% | $82,280 | +28% | None |
| 5 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 83% | $56,210 | −12% | None |
| 6 | Power Plant Operators | 82% | $102,040 | +59% | None |
| 7 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 82% | $79,870 | +25% | None |
| 8 | Ship Engineers | 82% | $109,530 | +71% | None |
| 9 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 82% | $65,510 | +2% | None |
| 10 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 81% | $61,770 | −4% | None |
Compared with Wind Turbine Service Technicians, median $64,120. 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 turbine service technicians (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.
92% skill match · $102,040 (broader BLS group)
Operation and Control · Persuasion · Service Orientation
89% skill match · $103,020 · +61% pay
Service Orientation · Operations Analysis · Persuasion
87% skill match · $78,620 · +23% pay
Persuasion · Negotiation · Operation and Control
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (92% skill match, median $102,040), Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (89% skill match, median $103,020) and Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators (87% skill match, median $78,620), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 15 pay more than wind turbine service technicians at the median. The biggest increases: Ship Engineers (+71%, $109,530), Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+71%, $109,910) and Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (+61%, $103,020).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
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.