meteorology techniciantometeorologist
A meteorology technician already meets 36% of what the meteorologist role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 72.4 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the meteorologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the meteorology technician 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 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A meteorologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a meteorology technician background worth leading with.
- already held create weather maps communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held write weather briefing communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage meteorological database information skills
- already held carry out meteorological research information skills
- already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions information skills
- already held operate meteorological instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 26 carried skills, including the 13 the meteorologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 39 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held manage intellectual property rights required
- required, not held communicate with a non-scientific audience required
- required, not held develop professional network with researchers and scientists required
- required, not held disseminate results to the scientific community required
- required, not held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation required
- required, not held evaluate research activities required
- required, not held increase the impact of science on policy and society required
- required, not held interact professionally in research and professional environments required
- required, not held mentor individuals required
- required, not held promote the transfer of knowledge required
- required, not held publish academic research required
- required, not held speak different languages required
- required, not held think abstractly required
- optional, not held present during live broadcasts optional
- optional, not held apply blended learning optional
- optional, not held design graphics optional
- optional, not held teach in academic or vocational contexts optional
- required, not held apply for research funding required
- required, not held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities required
- required, not held conduct research across disciplines required
- required, not held demonstrate disciplinary expertise required
- required, not held integrate gender dimension in research required
- required, not held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data required
- required, not held manage research data required
- required, not held promote open innovation in research required
- required, not held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities required
- required, not held synthesise information required
- optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
- required, not held manage personal professional development required
- required, not held perform project management required
- required, not held operate open source software required
- required, not held manage open publications required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held hydrology optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a meteorologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage intellectual property rights skill · sector specific
- 02 operate open source software skill · sector specific
- 03 apply for research funding skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held analyse weather forecast skill
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- already held carry out meteorological research skill
- already held climatology knowledge
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held meteorology knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held review meteorological forecast data skill
- already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions skill
- already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
- already held assist scientific research skill
- already held collect weather-related data skill
- already held conduct research on climate processes skill
- already held create weather maps skill
- already held design scientific equipment skill
- already held manage meteorological database skill
- already held operate meteorological instruments skill
- already held operate remote sensing equipment skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held statistics knowledge
- already held study aerial photos skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held write weather briefing skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held hydrology optional
- optional, not held present during live broadcasts optional
- optional, not held apply blended learning optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held design graphics optional
- optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
- optional, not held teach in academic or vocational contexts optional
9 held skills the meteorologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on weather-related issues skill
- not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate optical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
- not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held hydrology optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
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.