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Where a meteorology technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a meteorology technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Meteorology technicians collect large amounts of meteorological information for weather information users such as aviation companies or meteorological institutions. They operate specialised measuring instruments to make accurate weather predictions and report their observations. Meteorology technicians assist meteorologists in their scientific operations.

Also known as atmospheric scientist, weather forecaster, weather service specialist, meteorological instrumentation technician, meteorologist, climatological technician, MET tower installation technician, metrologist assistant, weather station operator, meteorological researcher, MET services technician, meteorological technician.

Technicians and associate professionals 35 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: climatologist, 60%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
climatologist 60% covered weather forecaster 38% covered meteorologist 36% covered statistical assistant 31% covered physics technician 31% covered meteorology technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from meteorology technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a meteorology technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A meteorology technician needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • calibrate optical instruments handling and moving
  • carry out meteorological research information skills
  • operate meteorological instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions information skills
  • climatology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • use specialised computer models for weather forecasting information skills
  • collect weather-related data information skills
  • operate remote sensing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • meteorology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • precision measuring instruments engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a meteorology technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Meteorology technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a meteorology technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.