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    <title>NPR: wind tech</title>
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      <title>Why wind techs are so in demand</title>
      <description>The job that&apos;s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm&quot;&gt;projected to be the fastest-growing&lt;/a&gt; in the U.S. is wind turbine service technician. So we wanted to learn what they actually do. Today on the show, reporter Darian Woods travels to a windy corner of Maine for a day in the life of one of these green-collar jobs. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related episodes: &lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Why offshore wind is facing headwinds (&lt;a href=&quot;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000632502437&quot;&gt;Apple&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/05sbKLwqZ6MEu3mRcX6jk1?si=8OOgkJEJQLemghrAMX5Ykw&quot;&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br&gt;A Man, a plan, wind power, Uruguay (&lt;a href=&quot;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-man-a-plan-wind-power-uruguay/id290783428?i=1000630469141&quot;&gt;Apple&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/5enhNPH3TRIN7Mnb1kaEuo?si=f59a6aedc3d2482e&quot;&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plus.npr.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;plus.npr.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Music by &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drop Electric&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. Find us: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;TikTok&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Instagram&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Facebook&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Newsletter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:16:19 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1197962908/fast-growing-jobs-wind-turbine-techs</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/03/07/10_img_9084-a0a94f15d2370cb63f86a0c1156adf289981fed3.jpg' alt='Reporter Darian Woods and wind turbine technician Konnor Therriault at the base of a Vestas wind turbine in Bingham, Maine. (Photo by Matthew Copeman)'/><p>The job that's <a href="https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm">projected to be the fastest-growing</a> in the U.S. is wind turbine service technician. So we wanted to learn what they actually do. Today on the show, reporter Darian Woods travels to a windy corner of Maine for a day in the life of one of these green-collar jobs. <br><br><strong>Related episodes: <br></strong>Why offshore wind is facing headwinds (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000632502437">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/05sbKLwqZ6MEu3mRcX6jk1?si=8OOgkJEJQLemghrAMX5Ykw">Spotify</a>) <br>A Man, a plan, wind power, Uruguay (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-man-a-plan-wind-power-uruguay/id290783428?i=1000630469141">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5enhNPH3TRIN7Mnb1kaEuo?si=f59a6aedc3d2482e">Spotify</a>) <br><br><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>. <br><br>Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em></p><p>(Image credit: Matthew Copeman)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1197962908' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Darian Woods</dc:creator>
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