Table 1Transition record

audio describertoweather forecaster

A audio describer already meets 30% of what the weather forecaster role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audio describer

30%

Overlap1

To weather forecaster

6 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

63.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.6

This move: 63.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the weather forecaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the audio describer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 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 audio describer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work with a voice coach communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present during live broadcasts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held breathing techniques arts and humanities
already held vocal techniques arts and humanities
already held audiovisual equipment arts and humanities
already held pronunciation techniques arts and humanities

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the weather forecaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held review meteorological forecast data required
required, not held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions required
required, not held analyse weather forecast required
required, not held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting required

optional, not held carry out meteorological research optional
optional, not held conduct research on climate processes optional
optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held memorise lines required
required, not held read pre-drafted texts required

optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
optional, not held develop instrumentation systems optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held meteorology required

optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held physics optional

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use data processing techniques required

05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held lighting techniques optional
optional, not held photography optional

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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held breathing techniques knowledge
already held present during live broadcasts skill
already held pronunciation techniques knowledge
already held vocal techniques knowledge
already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
already held work with a voice coach skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
optional, not held carry out meteorological research optional
optional, not held conduct research on climate processes 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 physics optional

29 held skills the weather forecaster role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt voice register to the audio material skill
not needed by the target role add elocution techniques to recording audio materials skill
not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
not needed by the target role audiovisual products knowledge
not needed by the target role communication related to hearing impairment knowledge
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
not needed by the target role integrate content into output media skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role manage a good diction skill
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform improvisation skill
not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
not needed by the target role record audio materials skill
not needed by the target role report live online skill
not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
not needed by the target role study media sources skill
not needed by the target role study roles from scripts skill
not needed by the target role support people with hearing impairment skill
not needed by the target role synchronise with mouth movements skill
not needed by the target role types of media knowledge
not needed by the target role use audio reproduction software skill
not needed by the target role use microphone skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role write in conversational tone skill
not needed by the target role write voice-overs skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

5 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 meteorology required
optional, not held lighting techniques optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held photography optional
optional, not held physics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from audio describer

Full index of moves from audio describer

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.