Wind Turbine Technician

Know the job, the safety training and the skills crews hire for.

Start with Connecting A Wind Generator - The Basics (11 min, Robert Murray-Smith), then Inside a Wind Turbine: How It Really Works (12 min, First Gear Animations). All 22 lessons in Wind Turbine Technician are free. No degree. GWO safety training; a short technical course helps. A starter kit costs about $180. About $62k a year (US median, wind turbine technicians).

To start: No degree. GWO safety training; a short technical course helps. Earning: About $62k a year (US median, wind turbine technicians).

1. Wind energy

   How turbines work.

   • Connecting A Wind Generator - The Basics (11 min, Robert Murray-Smith, Beginner)
   • Inside a Wind Turbine: How It Really Works (12 min, First Gear Animations, Intermediate)
   • How Wind Turbine Technicians Risk Their Lives to Keep Blades Spinning (10 min, Business Insider, Intermediate)
   • Wind Turbine Tour (13 min, William Lyons, Intermediate)
   • Small Wind Turbine: Success or Failure? Do not make those Mistakes (12 min, WindSunWisdom, Intermediate)
   • Climbing a GE 1.6MW Turbine (9 min, Tim Marvin, Intermediate)

2. Electrical and mechanical

   What techs fix.

   • Arduino Tutorial 9: Understanding Ohm's Law and Simple Circuit Design (30 min, Paul McWhorter, Beginner)
   • Every Apartment needs this Upgrade! (WhatsApp/Telegram Notifications) (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
   • Forget WiFi! This Wireless Method is WAY Better? (ESP-NOW) (12 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)
   • Power For Your Electronics Projects - Voltage Regulators and Converters (37 min, DroneBot Workshop, Intermediate)
   • 5 Formulas Electricians Should Have Memorized! (17 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
   • Episode 3 - How To Wire For and Install A Switch (28 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)

3. Get hired

   A CV that gets read, interviews you are ready for, and the first offer negotiated.

   • Career Change to Code - The Complete Guide [Full Course for Aspiring Developers] (203 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • If Your Job Interviewer Asks You THIS, BEWARE! (11 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Write an Incredible Resume: 5 Golden Rules! (9 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • Can't Get A Job? You May Be On The "Do Not Hire" List! (18 min, A Life After Layoff, Intermediate)
   • Top 5 LinkedIn Profile Tips! (10 min, Jeff Su, Intermediate)
   • A Job Recruiter Critiques 5 Real Audience Resumes (23 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)

4. Money basics for your first pay

   Budget it, save it, and start investing early.

   • Investing 101 (20 min, Ben Felix, Beginner)
   • Using Your Money To Be Happier (21 min, Ben Felix, Intermediate)
   • 5 Things You Need To Do If You Make Less Than $100k (21 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)
   • 9 Things To Stop Spending On By 30 (26 min, The Financial Diet, Intermediate)