Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

astronauttoweather forecaster

A astronaut already meets 17% of what the weather forecaster role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From astronaut
17%
Overlap1
To weather forecaster
4 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
73.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.8/ 100

1 Share of the weather forecaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the astronaut profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A weather forecaster role treats 2 of its required skills as things a astronaut already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse weather forecast
  • use specialised computer models for weather forecasting

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A weather forecaster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a astronaut background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting information skills
  • already held conduct research on climate processes information skills
  • already held analyse weather forecast information skills
  • already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 4 carried skills, including the 2 the weather forecaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 arts and humanities 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held breathing techniques required
  • required, not held pronunciation techniques required
  • required, not held vocal techniques required
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held memorise lines required
  • required, not held present during live broadcasts required
  • required, not held read pre-drafted texts required
  • optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
  • optional, not held develop instrumentation systems optional
  • optional, not held work with a voice coach optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held review meteorological forecast data required
  • required, not held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions required
  • optional, not held carry out meteorological research optional
  • optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held meteorology required
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a weather forecaster role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse weather forecast skill
  • already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting skill
  • already held conduct research on climate processes skill
  • already held physics knowledge
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held carry out meteorological research optional
  • optional, not held develop instrumentation systems optional
  • optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held work with a voice coach optional
27 held skills the weather forecaster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address aircraft mechanical issues skill
  • not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
  • not needed by the target role collect geological data skill
  • not needed by the target role consider time zones in execution of work skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with challenging work conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
  • not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
  • not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret graphical communication interfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gas extraction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform gravity measurements skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific experiments in space skill
  • not needed by the target role plan space satellite missions skill
  • not needed by the target role research satellite launch sites skill
  • not needed by the target role test oxygen purity skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer oxygen skill
  • not needed by the target role types of satellites knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held breathing techniques required
  • required, not held meteorology required
  • required, not held pronunciation techniques required
  • required, not held vocal techniques required
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from astronaut

Full index of moves from astronaut

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.