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

news anchortoweather forecaster

A news anchor already meets 49% of what the weather forecaster role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From news anchor
49%
Overlap1
To weather forecaster
11 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
47.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.1/ 100

1 Share of the weather forecaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the news anchor 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 6 of its required skills as things a news anchor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • breathing techniques
  • memorise lines
  • present during live broadcasts
  • pronunciation techniques
  • read pre-drafted texts
  • vocal techniques

What stands in the way is 6 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 11 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 news anchor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adopt a relaxed posture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held read pre-drafted texts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held memorise lines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • 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

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the weather forecaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held meteorology required
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop instrumentation systems 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held breathing techniques knowledge
  • already held memorise lines skill
  • already held present during live broadcasts skill
  • already held pronunciation techniques knowledge
  • already held read pre-drafted texts skill
  • already held vocal techniques knowledge
  • already held adopt a relaxed posture skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held lighting techniques knowledge
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held work with a voice coach skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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 mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
26 held skills the weather forecaster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • not needed by the target role check correctness of information skill
  • not needed by the target role check stories skill
  • not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role editorial standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow the news skill
  • not needed by the target role grammar knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role moderate a debate skill
  • not needed by the target role news analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role participate in editorial meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role perform improvisation skill
  • not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
  • not needed by the target role press law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role proofread text skill
  • not needed by the target role rewrite articles skill
  • not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
  • not needed by the target role spelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work closely with news teams skill
  • not needed by the target role write to a deadline skill
3 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 mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index
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.