Even on this abbreviated motor trip of ours, we passed on the highway more than one train with propellers: huge! huge! huge!  So I am glad our young Irish friend mentioned "large-load transportation specialists."  As we do NOT say in County Cork, at the sight of one of those trailers: Mamma Mia!

Best wishes to all who commit yourselves to the wind energy industry in any capacity.  God bless you; you are doing terrific good work for the benefit of all of us, including the animals.

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.

Hello Gristies!

I've received two emails in response to this posting taking me to task for an over emphasis on technical positions, what with all of my talk about technicians, engineers and such.

Two comments.  One, this is a technical industry we're talking about.  After all, these are people who generate electricity using advanced technology, and then find ways to link that generation to the transmission grid so that it flows right down to your light switch.  Face it, that's science, technology and engineering at work, and that's where at lot of the shortage is.

However!  Like all companies, wind energy firms in manufacturing, construction, and management need lots of other people as well.

Here are just a few additional job titles.

Rate analysts
Corporate Social Responsibility Officers
Sustainability Coordinators
Social marketing (and other marketing) specialists
Governmental affairs officers
Training managers (and trainers)
Website designers and coordinators
Public education coordinators
Recruiters

So, join the wind world.  Although it's true that technical positions are the ones most mentioned when I ask industry types about the people they can't find enough of, that doesn't mean there is not a place for others as well.

Hope you're all having a good day.

Kevin

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Great thread, keep them coming.

But I want a job typing about other people doing the actual work on the wind machines, hehey.

I'm going back to college to be a renewable/conservation energy revolution journalist.  Can't overlook the easy jobs, at least I won't.  

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