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Wind Energy Operations Manager

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AVG. SALARY

$112,360

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EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

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JOB OUTLOOK

Stable

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North Dakota Earnings

Average Annual Wage

$112,360

Entry Annual Wage

$63,280

Experienced Annual Wage

$164,340

Average Hourly Wage

$54.02

Entry Hourly Wage

$30.42

Experienced Hourly Wage

$79.01

Median Hourly Wage

$49.90

North Dakota Regional Earnings

North Dakota Metropolitan Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
Bismarck MSA $117,010 or $56.26/hr $71,290 or $34.28/hr $168,920 or $81.21/hr
Fargo ND-MN MSA $118,770 or $57.10/hr $68,280 or $32.83/hr $170,520 or $81.98/hr
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA $115,110 or $55.34/hr $66,450 or $31.95/hr $177,980 or $85.57/hr

North Dakota Geographical Areas Wages

Region Average Entry Level Experienced
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,690 or $46.49/hr $57,470 or $27.63/hr $131,190 or $63.07/hr
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $106,610 or $51.25/hr $58,530 or $28.14/hr $148,890 or $71.58/hr

North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)

Outlook Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 5%
Job Openings 153 estimated annual job openings
Employment 1,788 were employed in this occupation

North Dakota's Regional Employment and Outlook

Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Region 1 105 18% 2 10 12
Region 2 175 1% 13 13
Region 5 522 11% 6 43 49
Region 7 500 4% 2 40 42
Region 8 91 8% 1 7 8

Regions with decreasing outlook (negative growth rate expected)

Region Employment Projected Growth Rate Annual Openings (growth) Annual Openings (replacement) Annual Openings
Region 3 67 -12% -1 5 4
Region 4 256 -3% -1 20 19
Region 6 94 -12% -1 7 6

National Earnings

The earnings information below is for the occupational group Managers, All Other. The occupation Wind Energy Operations Manager is part of this group.

Average Annual Wage

$141,190

Average Hourly Wage

$67.88

Average Annual Range

$63,380 to $218,550

Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.

Where do these numbers come from?


National Employment and Outlook

Outlook stable
  The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +6%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
Job Openings small number
  A total of 11310 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2021 and 2031.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,757 openings)
Employment very large occupation
  This was a very large occupation in the United States, employing 1,305,800 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
Growth Average growth
   
Self-Employment In 2021, 58.5% of the people in this occupation were self-employed.
Industries Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
  • Self-employed workers (58.5%)

Contact

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  • North Dakota Career Resource Network
    ndcrn@nd.gov | (701) 328-9733

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