Occupation Atlasonshore wind farm technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a32187fa-bc37-4fc2-8e89-296632bfc271
onshore wind farm technician
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.
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.29
- I Investigative3.60
- E Enterprising1.77
- S Social1.62
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Wind Turbine Service Technicians (49-9081.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (32)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse test data
- apply health and safety standards
- arrange equipment repairs
- electric generators
- electrical discharge
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- electronics
- ensure compliance with noise standards
- ensure equipment maintenance
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- gather data
- inspect wind turbines
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install onshore wind energy systems
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain sensor equipment
- maintain wind turbines
- manage emergency procedures
- mechanics
- monitor electric generators
- provide first aid
- renewable energy
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- test sensors
- test wind turbine blades
- types of wind turbines
- use remote control equipment
- wind energy
Optional (27)
- aerodynamics
- assemble electrical components
- automation technology
- control temperature
- coordinate electricity generation
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- electricity consumption
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- execute software tests
- inspect underground power cables
- liaise with engineers
- maintain robotic equipment
- operate automated process control
- provide information on wind turbines
- quality standards
- read engineering drawings
- repair underground power cables
- replace large components
- report test findings
- review meteorological forecast data
- robotics
- set up machine controls
- statistical analysis system software
- technical drawings
- test procedures in electricity transmission
- write inspection reports
O*NET equivalents
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