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Where an onshore wind farm technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an onshore wind farm technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Onshore wind farm technicians operate and maintain onshore wind farms by performing diagnostic inspections, analysing faults, and performing repair duties. They ensure the wind turbines operate in compliance with regulations and assist the wind engineers in the construction of wind turbines. Onshore wind farm technicians may also test and install hardware and software components of wind turbines.

Also known as wind turbine service technician, wind farm technician, onshore wind turbine repair technician, onshore wind plant operator, onshore wind turbine maintenance technician, onshore wind plant technician, onshore wind farm operator.

Technicians and associate professionals 59 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: offshore renewable energy technician, 74%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from onshore wind farm technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an onshore wind farm technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

power production plant operator 49% covered · difficulty 57.7

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An onshore wind farm technician needs 32 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

install onshore wind energy systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
maintain wind turbines working with machinery and specialised equipment
test wind turbine blades constructing
ensure compliance with noise standards assisting and caring
inspect wind turbines constructing
types of wind turbines engineering, manufacturing and construction
maintain sensor equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
gather data information skills
wind energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
monitor electric generators constructing

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an onshore wind farm technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

offshore renewable energy plant operator 51% covered · difficulty 58.7

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Onshore wind farm technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an onshore wind farm technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.