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Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Solar Photovoltaic Installers and Wind Turbine Service Technicians on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Solar Photovoltaic Installers Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$51,860
$62,580
Employment · BLS OEWS
28,280
11,220
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
54th pct
41st pct

At a glance

Dimension Solar Photovoltaic Installers Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Median pay $51,860 $62,580
Employment 28,280 11,220
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Growing fast (+42.1%) Growing fast (+49.9%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,100 2,300
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 54th pct Moderate · 41st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 20th pct · 16% of tasks 24th pct · 17% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (47.2%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Building and Construction, Engineering and Technology, Mechanical, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Education and Training, Visualization, Information Ordering, English Language, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Active Listening, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Oral Expression, Multilimb Coordination, Computers and Electronics, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Troubleshooting.

Specific to Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  • Design
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Production and Processing
  • Installation
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Static Strength
  • Trunk Strength
  • Extent Flexibility

Specific to Wind Turbine Service Technicians

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Written Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Control Precision
  • Speaking
  • Operation and Control
  • Systems Analysis

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Project management software .

Specific to Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Specific to Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Full profiles

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Wind Turbine Service Technicians." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/solar-photovoltaic-installers-vs-wind-turbine-service-technicians

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Singulariki. (2026). Solar Photovoltaic Installers vs Wind Turbine Service Technicians. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/solar-photovoltaic-installers-vs-wind-turbine-service-technicians

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