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O*NET-SOC 17-2199.10 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Wind Energy Engineers?

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Estimated AI task exposure
65%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

16 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

69/100

Physical moat

36/100

Human moat

17/100

Rating coverage

100%

16 task statements / 16 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
Importance 72/100Relevance 73/100Frequency 38/100Weight 0.64
Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.
Importance 68/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 36/100Weight 0.61
Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.
Importance 64/100Relevance 68/100Frequency 33/100Weight 0.58
Oversee the work activities of wind farm consultants or subcontractors.
Importance 60/100Relevance 62/100Frequency 27/100Weight 0.52
Investigate experimental wind turbines or wind turbine technologies for properties such as aerodynamics, production, noise, and load.
Importance 66/100Relevance 47/100Frequency 39/100Weight 0.52
Provide engineering technical support to designers of prototype wind turbines.
Importance 70/100Relevance 47/100Frequency 32/100Weight 0.52
Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
Importance 55/100Relevance 61/100Frequency 20/100Weight 0.48
Analyze operation of wind farms or wind farm components to determine reliability, performance, and compliance with specifications.
Importance 50/100Relevance 64/100Frequency 22/100Weight 0.48
Develop specifications for wind technology components, such as gearboxes, blades, generators, frequency converters, or pad transformers.
Importance 61/100Relevance 48/100Frequency 28/100Weight 0.48
Test wind turbine components, using mechanical or electronic testing equipment.
Importance 60/100Relevance 50/100Frequency 20/100Weight 0.46

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$122,930

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

154,070

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+3.7%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

9

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

60 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

60 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

60 points lower exposure • 66% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

60 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8%

57 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $79,870 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 11

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

59 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

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What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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