Salary
Average Salary: $45,000
Expected Lifetime Earnings: $1,878,660
Because there's no one person in charge of operating a wind farm, there's a wide range of salaries, each of which depends on the specific roles and duties of the position. In fact, most wind farms run themselves—wind blows, the turbines turn, end of story, no humans needed. The turbines need to be installed and repaired, though, and that job is one that is fairly standard from farm to farm. "Wind techs," as they're called, make an average $22.10 per hour (source).
But maybe you like really nice cashmere sweaters and $45,000 per year doesn't cut it for you. Or maybe you just don't want to be a doctor for wind turbines.
If you head down an engineering route with your education, you could stand to make much more pursuing your energy efficient dreams. Electronics engineers and health and safety engineers are just two of the kinds of engineers who help keep wind farms operating safely (source). Although there aren't numbers available specific to wind farms, engineers in these fields tend to make a median salary of about $75,000 (source).