Climatologist to meteorology technician
A climatologist already meets 40% of what the meteorology technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.2/ 100
1 How much of what a meteorology technician is expected to do is already part of a climatologist’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 meteorology technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A meteorology technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a climatologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- carry out meteorological research
- climatology
- collect weather-related data
- meteorology
- operate meteorological instruments
- perform scientific research
What stands in the way is 13 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A meteorology technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a climatologist background worth leading with.
- already held advise on weather-related issues communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage meteorological database information skills
- already held carry out meteorological research information skills
- already held operate meteorological instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions information skills
- already held climatology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the meteorology technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 apply scientific methods required
- still to learn apply statistical analysis techniques required
- still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
- optional, not held study aerial photos optional
- still to learn operate precision measuring equipment required
- still to learn operate remote sensing equipment required
- still to learn use communication devices required
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- still to learn assist scientific research required
- still to learn write technical reports required
- optional, not held create weather maps optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- optional, not held write weather briefing optional
- still to learn precision measuring instruments required
- still to learn calibrate optical instruments required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a meteorology technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 review meteorological forecast data practise this
- 02 apply scientific methods practise this
- 03 apply statistical analysis techniques 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held carry out meteorological research skill
- already held climatology knowledge
- already held collect weather-related data skill
- already held meteorology knowledge
- already held operate meteorological instruments skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions skill
- already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting skill
- already held advise on weather-related issues skill
- already held analyse weather forecast skill
- already held conduct research on climate processes skill
- already held manage meteorological database skill
- already held statistics knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn mathematics required
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
- optional, not held create weather maps optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held study aerial photos optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- optional, not held write weather briefing optional
17 held skills the meteorology technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
- not needed by the target role determine historic climate changes skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role develop models for weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage air quality skill
- not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
- not needed by the target role palaeoclimatology knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban pollution implications knowledge
3 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 mathematics required
- still to learn precision measuring instruments required
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Other moves recorded from climatologist
Common questions about this move
Can a climatologist become a meteorology technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A climatologist already covers 40% of what a meteorology technician is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the meteorology technician role treats as required.
What skills does a climatologist need to become a meteorology technician?
13 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is review meteorological forecast data.
How hard is the move from climatologist to meteorology technician?
Its learning distance is 60.2 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.