Senior-Level

Wind Site Supervisor

A senior on-site leader at a specific wind-energy project, you direct the supervisors and crews building or operating a wind farm — daily scheduling, safety leadership, contractor coordination, and the senior field judgment that holds the site together.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
Based on Holland Code framework
Job markets for Wind Site Supervisors
Employment concentration · ~382 areas
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BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
What it's like

What it's like to be a Wind Site Supervisor

A typical day often involves morning safety meetings, walks of active work areas, contractor coordination, and the steady cadence of small operational decisions — fielding turbine erection sequence questions during construction, working through technician dispatch during O&M, sitting with the project manager on schedule pressures. You're often the senior field voice at the site when conditions or coordination challenges surface. Schedule, safety, and quality at the site level are the operating measures.

The harder part is often the remoteness of wind sites — most projects are in rural areas with thin labor markets, long drives, and limited amenities. Variance across employers is wide: during construction, the site supervisor works for the EPC or developer; during operations, the senior supervisor often works for the asset manager or owner.

People who tend to thrive here are comfortable on remote sites, respected by crews and contractors, and steady under weather and schedule pressure. OSHA 30, GWO, and wind-specific safety credentials anchor advancement. The trade-off is the relocation reality — site supervisors often relocate to where the projects are for months or years at a time.

AchievementHigh
Working ConditionsAbove avg
RecognitionAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Wind Site Supervisors (SOC 11-9199.09), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$69K–$228K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
631K
U.S. Employment
+4.5%
10yr Growth
107K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringManagement of Personnel ResourcesSocial PerceptivenessWritingCoordinationPersuasion
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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