December 22, 2010

Careers in wind energy

Median annual wages, selected wind-energy-related occupations, May 2009
Occupation	Median annual wage, May 2009
Professional occupations
Aerospace engineer	$94,780
Electrical engineer	83,110
Civil engineer	76,590
Atmospheric scientist	84,710
Biological scientist	56,500
Logistician	67,960
Construction occupations
Construction laborer	29,150
Electrician	47,180
Construction equipment operator	39,770
Production occupations
Machinist	37,650
Computer-controlled machine tool operator	34,460
Assembler	26,820
Quality control inspector	24,990
Transportation occupations
Truck driver, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,730
Crane and tower operator	44,140

These data featured in the TED article, Careers in wind energy.

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