weather forecastertoaviation meteorologist
A weather forecaster already meets 27% of what the aviation meteorologist role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
27%
74.2/ 100
1 Share of the aviation meteorologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the weather forecaster 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 this move works
A aviation meteorologist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a weather forecaster already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse weather forecast
- carry out meteorological research
- develop models for weather forecast
- review meteorological forecast data
- use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions
- use specialised computer models for weather forecasting
What stands in the way is 15 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 aviation meteorologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a weather forecaster background worth leading with.
- already held develop models for weather forecast information skills
- already held carry out meteorological research information skills
- already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions information skills
- already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting information skills
- already held review meteorological forecast data information skills
- already held analyse weather forecast information skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the aviation meteorologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 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 advise aircraft in hazardous conditions required
- required, not held work in an aviation team required
- required, not held adapt to changing situations required
- required, not held coach employees required
- required, not held train employees required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held present reports optional
- required, not held forecast meteorological conditions required
- required, not held prepare forecasts for take-off and landing required
- required, not held provide reports on routine meteorological observations required
- required, not held collect weather-related data required
- required, not held plan procurement of meteorological equipment required
- required, not held provide quality assurance for meteorological services+H40 required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- required, not held monitor performance of meteorological equipment required
- required, not held perform data analysis required
- required, not held use aeronautical mobile service communications required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aviation meteorologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise aircraft in hazardous conditions skill · occupation specific
- 02 forecast meteorological conditions skill · occupation specific
- 03 monitor performance of meteorological equipment skill · occupation specific
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 analyse weather forecast skill
- already held carry out meteorological research skill
- already held develop models for weather forecast 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
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
17 held skills the aviation meteorologist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adopt a relaxed posture skill
- not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct research on climate processes skill
- not needed by the target role develop instrumentation systems skill
- not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role memorise lines skill
- not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role photography knowledge
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role present during live broadcasts skill
- not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role read pre-drafted texts skill
- not needed by the target role use data processing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role work with a voice coach skill
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.