Wind Energy Operations Managers
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
Wind Energy Operations Managers manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning. The role reports a median annual salary of $136,550 in the US and is projected to grow 4% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Entry typically requires a Bachelor's degree, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.45 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Active Listening, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking.
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Managers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Wind Energy Operations Managers, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 1. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
- Public Safety and Security
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
A day in the life
You start the morning at the wind farm office reviewing overnight performance data, noting two turbines that shut down after a fault. You meet your technicians to plan the day, reminding them of safety procedures before they climb the towers. Mid-morning you check maintenance records and parts usage, and order a replacement gearbox part. You also speak with a landowner whose fields host several turbines, answering questions about access roads. After lunch you drive out to inspect a transformer and walk the site with a subcontractor to check the quality of repair work. Later you prepare next year's operating budget and review training plans for new staff. When a storm warning arrives, you coordinate plans to protect equipment and keep people safe. The day ends with updating downtime records. The job blends technical, people and business skills, and keeping clean power flowing is deeply satisfying.
Illustrative: one typical day, written from the O*NET task statements for this occupation. Real days vary by employer and seniority.
What you'd actually do
- 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.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Wind Energy Operations Managers do?
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
What does a typical day look like in Wind Energy Operations Managers?
You start the morning at the wind farm office reviewing overnight performance data, noting two turbines that shut down after a fault. You meet your technicians to plan the day, reminding them of safety procedures before they climb the towers. Mid-morning you check maintenance records and parts usage, and order a replacement gearbox part. You also speak with a landowner whose fields host several turbines, answering questions about access roads.
How much does Wind Energy Operations Managers earn?
The median annual salary for Wind Energy Operations Managers in the US is $136,550.
What is the job outlook for Wind Energy Operations Managers?
The role is projected to grow 4% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 1,333,700 workers.
How do I become wind energy operations managers?
The typical entry education is a Bachelor's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Wind Energy Operations Managers need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Active Listening, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Wind Energy Operations Managers?
Our AI-durability model gives Wind Energy Operations Managers a score of 0.45 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Wind Energy Operations Managers has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.