Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a weather forecaster can go next

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

Weather forecasters gather meteorological data. They predict the weather according to these data. Weather forecasters present these forecasts to the audience via radio, television or online.

Professionals 23 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: news anchor, 35%

news anchor 35% covered presenter 29% covered climatologist 28% covered aviation meteorologist 27% covered meteorology technician 25% covered weather forecaster You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from weather forecaster. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a weather forecaster already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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weather forecaster is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a weather forecaster already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.