Construction & Extraction
Wind Energy Construction Workers
SOC 47-2099
Help build and erect wind turbines at utility-scale wind farms.
The job
Median pay
$47k
$39k to $60k typical range
BLS figure for Construction Laborers
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+7.3% projected
BLS figure for Construction Laborers
Openings a year
120k
BLS figure for Construction Laborers
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
50th pct
More exposed than 50% of occupations · modeled estimate
Future-proof
54/100
Key skills
- Climbing
- Electrical basics
- Safety
- Mechanical aptitude
- Fitness
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 123,250 | 8.8 | 1.2× | $41k |
| California | 88,240 | 4.8 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Florida | 87,040 | 8.8 | 1.2× | $44k |
| New York | 52,090 | 5.4 | 0.8× | $56k |
| Arizona | 37,630 | 11.6 | 1.6× | $47k |
| Illinois | 35,940 | 5.9 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Pennsylvania | 35,920 | 5.9 | 0.8× | $49k |
| North Carolina | 35,620 | 7.2 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Ohio | 31,910 | 5.7 | 0.8× | $56k |
| Indiana | 28,600 | 8.9 | 1.3× | $50k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 28,530 | 9.7 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Michigan | 28,490 | 6.5 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Georgia | 27,800 | 5.7 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Tennessee | 26,250 | 8.0 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Virginia | 25,830 | 6.3 | 0.9× | $44k |
| Washington | 25,060 | 7.1 | 1.0× | $58k |
| New Jersey | 23,590 | 5.5 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Louisiana | 22,100 | 11.4 | 1.6× | $38k |
| Utah | 20,950 | 12.1 | 1.7× | $47k |
| Maryland | 20,920 | 7.6 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Wisconsin | 20,330 | 6.9 | 1.0× | $56k |
| South Carolina | 19,620 | 8.5 | 1.2× | $43k |
| Colorado | 18,680 | 6.5 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Alabama | 18,400 | 8.7 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Missouri | 17,050 | 5.8 | 0.8× | $57k |
| Massachusetts | 16,210 | 4.5 | 0.6× | $63k |
| Iowa | 13,780 | 8.8 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Oklahoma | 13,710 | 8.0 | 1.1× | $39k |
| Kentucky | 13,280 | 6.6 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Oregon | 12,620 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $51k |
| New Mexico | 12,470 | 14.3 | 2.0× | $38k |
| Nevada | 11,890 | 7.7 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Idaho | 10,850 | 12.7 | 1.8× | $47k |
| Arkansas | 10,650 | 8.2 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Kansas | 9,990 | 6.9 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Mississippi | 8,800 | 7.6 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Nebraska | 8,530 | 8.3 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Connecticut | 7,360 | 4.3 | 0.6× | $58k |
| West Virginia | 6,620 | 9.4 | 1.3× | $43k |
| North Dakota | 5,050 | 11.8 | 1.7× | $49k |
| Montana | 4,590 | 9.0 | 1.3× | $50k |
| Hawaii | 4,580 | 7.3 | 1.0× | $77k |
| New Hampshire | 4,330 | 6.3 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Maine | 3,960 | 6.2 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Alaska | 3,690 | 11.3 | 1.6× | $58k |
| Wyoming | 3,350 | 11.9 | 1.7× | $46k |
| Delaware | 3,240 | 6.7 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Rhode Island | 2,110 | 4.2 | 0.6× | $57k |
| Washington DC | 2,090 | 3.0 | 0.4× | $50k |
| South Dakota | 1,780 | 3.9 | 0.6× | $46k |
| Vermont | 1,430 | 4.7 | 0.7× | $49k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ50,870 jobs · $61k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX34,080 jobs · $41k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX29,670 jobs · $44k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ29,230 jobs · $47k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN26,690 jobs · $61k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA21,730 jobs · $59k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL18,280 jobs · $46k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17,710 jobs · $47k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Wind Energy Construction Workers interactively →BLS does not publish this occupation on its own. Pay and outlook here are BLS's figures for Construction Laborers (SOC 47-2061), the occupation it is grouped with, so the real figures for this job could sit either side of them. Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.