Offshore renewable energy technician
Also called MRE installer, ORE technician, offshore wind turbine technician
Offshore renewable energy technicians install offshore energy farms and equipment. They ensure the equipment operate in compliance with regulations and assist the offshore renewable energy engineers in the construction of energy devices such as wind turbine blades, tidal stream and wave generators. They also react to system problems, and repair faults.
What you'd do
Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified · ILO- Collecting data and providing technical assistance regarding: efficient, safe and economic utilization of personnel, material and equipment; methods of work and sequence of operations and supervision of their implementation; and efficient layout of plant or establishment
- Aiding in the identification of potential hazards and introducing safety procedures and devices
- Modifying and testing equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental pollution, site remediation and land reclamation
- Assisting in the development of environmental pollution remediation devices under the direction of an engineer
- Assisting engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment
- Mostly outdoors
- On your feet most of the day
- Constant contact with people
- Good freedom to decide
- Often more than 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Very repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Average prospectsA typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
About averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,600 a month (Bulgaria) to €6,500 (Denmark), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among technicians and associate professionals in the EU, women earn 16% less per hour than men. Technicians and associate professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually post-secondary or a short degreePost-secondary training or a short degree in electricity and energy is the usual route.
949 institutions in the EU offer engineering bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
Very littleAI could help with only small parts of the tasks.
Average task score 0.26 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 5 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).