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. Related episodes: 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>) 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>) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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