A wind tech is someone that works on wind turbines. A wind technician’s job can range from construction to maintenance and repairs on wind turbines. Some sources on AWEA’s web site say that for every 10 wind turbines that are built, 1 new wind tech is needed for maintenance and repair. Reports of what they make vary. Some report a high hourly salary with a low per diem that totals around $65,000 per year on average in places with moderate costs of living in the U.S. Others report a medium salary with a high per diem that can total well north of $75,000 a year. Many employers also carry employee health insurance and issue a company truck for work related duties. As with everything, compensation depends on demand from employers which appears to be high. If you would like more information on where you can go to get trained, do a google search for California Wind Tech or go to http://www.californiawindtech.com

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I am not surprised San Francisco is at the top of job activity. When attending green events here you can truly feel the energy of having so many passionate like minded professionals together. There also seems to be more people actually employed in the green sector versus events in other cities where people want to be employed in this emerging economy. The level of discussion at these events is also getting beyond defining and explaining sustainability amongst ourselves. It seems to be moving into the direction of actually highlighting ways to solve what could be considered the more boring “traditional” business issues. This is excellent because this means we have functional businesses actually solving environmental issues, not just aspirations to make a difference.

Quick note, the majority of my peers still in college are already looking at living in cities like San Francisco and Boston because of the density of cleantech companies there. It may be difficult for other growth oriented “new” cities like Atlanta (my hometown) to try and catch up to the momentum of these current cleantech hubs.