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Texas: 26 metros with trade pay data

Wind Turbine Technician pay in Texas

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$61,950statewide median a year
$29.79median an hour
#18of 25 states
3,890wind turbine technicians employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Wind turbine technicians in Texas earn a statewide median of $61,950 a year, 2% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #18 of 25 states. About 3,890 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$48,830Entry · 10th$57,81025th$61,950Median$72,95075th$78,280Top · 90th

States ranked near Texas

Wyoming$62,830
Michigan$62,800
Montana$62,360
Texas$61,950
Oregon$61,820
Pennsylvania$60,830
Idaho$60,810

See all states on the wind turbine technician overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes wind turbine technician pay for 3 Texas metros: Austin, Dallas and Houston.

HoustonTEXAS · TX$64,050
AustinTEXAS · TX$61,930
DallasTEXAS · TX$57,890
MetroMedian payReal payJobs
HoustonTEXAS · TX$64,050$64,9401,120
AustinTEXAS · TX$61,930$63,151130
DallasTEXAS · TX$57,890$56,155400

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 Texas's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Northwestern Region of Texas$61,950
Coastal Plains Region of Texas$60,370
North Region of Texas$59,860
Hill Country Region of Texas$59,640

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 Texas
Wind Turbine Technician pay in Texas: $61,950 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 Texas Official source

The main state licensing office in Texas is the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Plumbers are licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. It can point you to the right license for wind turbine technicians.

Official Texas licensing site ↗

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

Union membership

In 2025, 4.9% of wage and salary workers in Texas were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#41 of 51 states and D.C.), and 5.8% 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 Texas

HoustonTEXAS · TX+10.3%population since 2020 · 4.5% unemployment
AustinTEXAS · TX+13.9%population since 2020 · 3.5% unemployment
DallasTEXAS · TX+10.6%population since 2020 · 3.9% unemployment

All trades in Texas.

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