Psychologist to meteorologist
A psychologist already meets 61% of what the meteorologist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.7/ 100
1 How much of what a meteorologist is expected to do is already part of a psychologist’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 meteorologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A meteorologist role treats 29 of its required skills as things a psychologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
What stands in the way is 11 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 31 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 psychologist background worth leading with.
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
- already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held integrate gender dimension in research information skills
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities information skills
- already held apply for research funding information skills
All 31 carried skills, including the 29 the meteorologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 7 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 carry out meteorological research required
- 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 apply scientific methods required
- still to learn apply statistical analysis techniques required
- still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- still to learn use specialised computer models for weather forecasting required
- optional, not held collect weather-related data optional
- optional, not held conduct research on climate processes optional
- optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
- optional, not held manage meteorological database optional
- optional, not held study aerial photos optional
- still to learn climatology required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn meteorology 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 statistics optional
- optional, not held present during live broadcasts optional
- optional, not held assist scientific research optional
- optional, not held create weather maps optional
- optional, not held design graphics optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
- optional, not held write weather briefing optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held operate meteorological instruments optional
- optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology 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 carry out meteorological research practise this
- 02 review meteorological forecast data practise this
- 03 use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions 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 31 skills that carry over
- already held apply for research funding skill
- already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
- already held conduct research across disciplines skill
- already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
- already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
- already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
- already held evaluate research activities skill
- already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
- already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
- already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
- already held manage intellectual property rights skill
- already held manage open publications skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage research data skill
- already held mentor individuals skill
- already held operate open source software skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held promote open innovation in research skill
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
- already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
- already held publish academic research skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held synthesise information skill
- already held think abstractly skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
- already held apply blended learning skill
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
23 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 use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held assist scientific research optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held collect weather-related data optional
- optional, not held conduct research on climate processes optional
- optional, not held create weather maps optional
- optional, not held design graphics optional
- optional, not held design scientific equipment optional
- optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held manage meteorological database optional
- optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held operate meteorological instruments optional
- optional, not held operate remote sensing equipment optional
- optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
- optional, not held study aerial photos optional
- optional, not held write weather briefing optional
61 held skills the meteorologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply caseload management skill
- not needed by the target role apply systemic therapy skill
- not needed by the target role assess healthcare users' risk for harm skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role body language knowledge
- not needed by the target role build trust skill
- not needed by the target role carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
- not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical psychological treatment knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical reports knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical social work knowledge
- not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
- not needed by the target role conduct forensic evaluations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct psychological assessement skill
- not needed by the target role consultation knowledge
- not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
- not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
- not needed by the target role diagnose mental disorders skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
- not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role experimental psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role forensic psychiatry knowledge
- not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
- not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
- not needed by the target role interpret psychological tests skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role monitor therapeutic progress skill
- not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
- not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
- not needed by the target role prescribe medication skill
- not needed by the target role prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
- not needed by the target role promote mental health skill
- not needed by the target role provide health education skill
- not needed by the target role psychiatric diagnostics knowledge
- not needed by the target role psychiatric disorders knowledge
21 further entries not listed here
11 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 climatology required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn meteorology 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
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from psychologist
- religion scientific researcher 69% covered · moderate
- thanatology researcher 67% covered · moderate
- philosopher 65% covered · moderate
- criminologist 64% covered · moderate
- palaeontologist 64% covered · moderate
- demographer 62% covered · moderate
- communication scientist 62% covered · moderate
- astronomer 62% covered · moderate
Common questions about this move
Can a psychologist become a meteorologist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A psychologist already covers 61% of what a meteorologist is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 29 of which the meteorologist role treats as required.
What skills does a psychologist need to become a meteorologist?
11 required skills are missing, plus 23 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is carry out meteorological research.
How hard is the move from psychologist to meteorologist?
Its learning distance is 51.7 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.