Audio describer to weather forecaster
An 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.
63.6/ 100
1 How much of what a weather forecaster is expected to do is already part of an audio describer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the weather forecaster role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A weather forecaster role treats 4 of its required skills as things an audio describer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- breathing techniques
- present during live broadcasts
- pronunciation techniques
- vocal techniques
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
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 an audio describer background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn review meteorological forecast data required
- still to learn use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions required
- still to learn analyse weather forecast required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn memorise lines required
- still to learn read pre-drafted texts required
- optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
- optional, not held develop instrumentation systems optional
- still to learn meteorology required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- still to learn use data processing techniques required
- optional, not held lighting techniques optional
- optional, not held photography optional
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.
- 01 memorise lines practise this
- 02 read pre-drafted texts practise this
- 03 review meteorological forecast data practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn meteorology required
- optional, not held lighting techniques optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held photography optional
- optional, not held physics optional
Common questions about this move
Can an audio describer become a weather forecaster?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An audio describer already covers 30% of what a weather forecaster is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the weather forecaster role treats as required.
What skills does an audio describer need to become a weather forecaster?
8 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is memorise lines.
How hard is the move from audio describer to weather forecaster?
Its learning distance is 63.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.