Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as meteorology scientist, meteorology researcher, meteorology analyst, meteorology research analyst, meteorology science researcher, operational weather forecaster, weather anchor, senior weather forecaster, numerical weather forecaster, on-line weather forecaster, media weather forecaster, weather presenter.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
news anchor 35% covered presenter 29% covered climatologist 28% covered aviation meteorologist 27% covered meteorology technician 25% covered weather forecaster You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from weather forecaster, 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 weather forecaster already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A weather forecaster needs 12 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
  • read pre-drafted texts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions information skills
  • memorise lines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use specialised computer models for weather forecasting information skills
  • meteorology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • review meteorological forecast data information skills
  • present during live broadcasts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use data processing techniques working with computers
  • breathing techniques arts and humanities
  • vocal techniques arts and humanities
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a weather forecaster’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.