O*NET-SOC 17-2199.10

Wind Energy Engineers

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

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation3
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.007/2012
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.7507/2012
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e3.507/2012
Mathematics2.A.1.e3.507/2012
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.3807/2012
Complex Problem Solving2.B.2.i3.3807/2012

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.8807/2012
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.7507/2012
Mathematical Reasoning1.A.1.c.13.7507/2012
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.23.7507/2012
Number Facility1.A.1.c.23.507/2012
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.13.3807/2012

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.Core11507/2012
Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational costs, or comply with regulations.Core11407/2012
Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.Core11407/2012

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Realistic5.911/2023
Investigative4.5411/2023
Conventional4.1211/2023
Enterprising3.1211/2023
Artistic2.2211/2023
Social1.4311/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.