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Map of North Dakota showing 4 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
North Dakota: 4 metros with trade pay data

Wind Turbine Technician pay in North Dakota

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$66,700statewide median a year
$32.07median an hour
#10of 25 states
310wind turbine technicians employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Wind turbine technicians in North Dakota earn a statewide median of $66,700 a year, 5% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #10 of 25 states. About 310 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$51,360Entry · 10th$57,41025th$66,700Median$79,40075th$105,330Top · 90th

States ranked near North Dakota

Colorado$74,740
Ohio$73,880
South Dakota$73,820
North Dakota$66,700
North Carolina$66,380
Arizona$66,330
Missouri$65,230

See all states on the wind turbine technician overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes wind turbine technician pay for 1 North Dakota metro: Bismarck.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
BismarckNORTH DAKOTA · ND$66,700$73,27770

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for North Dakota's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

West North Dakota$73,010
East North Dakota$64,210

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of an electrical panel feeding branch circuits, illustrating wind turbine technician work in North Dakota
Wind Turbine Technician pay in North Dakota: $66,700 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 29.5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,500 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, wind turbine technicians have 133 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 1.5× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often wind turbine technicians deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOccasionally
Very hot or cold conditionsVery often
Working at heightsVery often
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOften
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsVery often
Loud noiseVery often
Hazardous conditionsVery often
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingOccasionally

Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in North Dakota Official source

The main state licensing office in North Dakota is the North Dakota Secretary of State. Contractor licensing; electricians and plumbers have their own state boards. It can point you to the right license for wind turbine technicians.

Official North Dakota licensing site ↗

Requirements for wind turbine technicians vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 6.0% of wage and salary workers in North Dakota were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#35 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.4% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only wind turbine technicians.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in North Dakota

BismarckNORTH DAKOTA · ND+4.5%population since 2020 · 2.5% unemployment

All trades in North Dakota.

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