How to become a Wind Energy Operations Manager

Official title: Wind Energy Operations Managers

Also called: Service Site Manager, Site Manager, Turbine Site Manager, Wind Facilities Manager, Wind Operations Supervisor, Wind Plant Manager, Wind Plant Operations Manager, Wind Site Manager, Wind Site Supervisor, Wind Technician Leader

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Main tasks

• Supervise employees or subcontractors to ensure quality of work or adherence to safety regulations or policies.
• Train or coordinate the training of employees in operations, safety, environmental issues, or technical issues.
• Track and maintain records for wind operations, such as site performance, downtime events, parts usage, or substation events.
• Oversee the maintenance of wind field equipment or structures, such as towers, transformers, electrical collector systems, roadways, or other site assets.
• Prepare wind field operational budgets.
• Develop relationships and communicate with customers, site managers, developers, land owners, authorities, utility representatives, or residents.
• Maintain operations records, such as work orders, site inspection forms, or other documentation.
• Recruit or select wind operations employees, contractors, or subcontractors.

How to become one

Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree

Ways in

• College: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US
• College: Arts & Humanities degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $141,900 a year The middle half earn $102,880 to $186,300.
• About 1,338,800 people work in this job now, and about 1,404,400 are projected by 2035. (+4.9%)
• People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Wind Energy Operations Manager?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Arts & Humanities degrees.

How much does a Wind Energy Operations Manager earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $141,900 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $102,880 to $186,300.

Is a Wind Energy Operations Manager a growing career in the US?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2035, from about 1,338,800 to about 1,404,400 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Wind Energy Operations Manager?

Not always. 58% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Arts & Humanities degrees.

Will AI change the work of a Wind Energy Operations Manager?

People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

Sources

• Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

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