Meteorologist

Meteorologist

Career Summary: A meteorologist is an individual who studies atmospheric meteorlogical data to do such things as produce weather forecasts, study changes in climate behavior, study wind patterns, and predict storms and hurricanes. Meteorologists acheive this through instruments such as satellites, radar, and weather balloons.

Skills Needed: An interest in weather, responsibility, accuracy, decisiveness, dependability, and good analytical skills.

Education/Certification/Requirements: A bachelor's degree in meteorology or atmospheric sciences is minimum, but anything higher is useful for advancement.

Salary Information: ( As according to vocbiosonline.com ) $40.73 per hour, about $84,710 per year. All varies upon education, expierience, and location.

Job Outlook: As weather is unpredictable, the job of a meteorologist is never predictable and boring. Shifts may rotate from day to night, to weekends, and to holidays. Many places offer plenty of benefits for a meteorologist. But stress to be accurate and timely is a factor to be considered. Unexpected weather emergencies such as tornados, and hurricanes may cause one to stay overtime to moniter and predict the movements of these cells. Because weather never takes a holiday, a meteorologist may be always on the block, interfereing with family and some social events.

Related Careers: Some careers relating to a meteorologist are TV weatherman, oceanographer, and weather flight commander.