Table 1Transition record

weather forecastertonews anchor

A weather forecaster already meets 35% of what the news anchor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From weather forecaster

35%

Overlap1

To news anchor

11 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

65.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.6

This move: 65.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the news anchor 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.

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 news anchor 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.

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 7 the news anchor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held interview people required
required, not held work closely with news teams required
required, not held adapt to changing situations required
required, not held develop professional network required

optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held moderate a debate optional
optional, not held participate in editorial meetings optional
optional, not held rewrite articles optional
optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held perform improvisation optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held show diplomacy optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow the news required
required, not held consult information sources required

optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held check stories optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held editorial standards required
required, not held interview techniques required

optional, not held news analytics optional

04 arts and humanities 2 required

required, not held grammar required
required, not held spelling required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held operate audio equipment optional
optional, not held set up sound equipment optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held press law optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a news anchor 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 audiovisual equipment knowledge
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 lighting techniques knowledge
already held photography knowledge
already held work with a voice coach skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held write to a deadline optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform video editing optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held news analytics optional
optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held check stories optional
optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
optional, not held moderate a debate optional
optional, not held operate audio equipment optional
optional, not held participate in editorial meetings optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held rewrite articles optional
optional, not held set up sound equipment optional
optional, not held write to a deadline optional
optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held perform improvisation optional
optional, not held press law optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held show diplomacy optional

12 held skills the news anchor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
not needed by the target role carry out meteorological research skill
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 develop models for weather forecast skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
not needed by the target role use data processing techniques skill
not needed by the target role use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions skill
not needed by the target role use specialised computer models for weather forecasting 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held editorial standards required
required, not held grammar required
required, not held interview techniques required
required, not held spelling required
optional, not held news analytics optional
optional, not held press law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from weather forecaster

Full index of moves from weather forecaster

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.