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

aviation meteorologisttoclimatologist

A aviation meteorologist already meets 22% of what the climatologist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aviation meteorologist
22%
Overlap1
To climatologist
6 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
70.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.1/ 100

1 Share of the climatologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aviation meteorologist 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 climatologist role treats 3 of its required skills as things a aviation meteorologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse weather forecast
  • carry out meteorological research
  • collect weather-related data

What stands in the way is 8 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A climatologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aviation meteorologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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 collect weather-related data information skills
  • already held analyse weather forecast information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the climatologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held climate change impact required
  • required, not held climatology required
  • required, not held meteorology required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held palaeoclimatology optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
02 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct research across disciplines required
  • required, not held conduct research on climate processes required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held determine historic climate changes optional
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
  • optional, not held manage air quality optional
  • optional, not held manage meteorological database optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held advise on weather-related issues required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held urban pollution implications optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess environmental impact optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a climatologist 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse weather forecast skill
  • already held carry out meteorological research skill
  • already held collect weather-related data skill
  • already held develop models for weather forecast skill
  • already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions skill
  • already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate meteorological instruments optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held determine historic climate changes optional
  • optional, not held palaeoclimatology optional
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held urban pollution implications optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
  • optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held manage air quality optional
  • optional, not held manage meteorological database optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
  • optional, not held operate meteorological instruments optional
18 held skills the climatologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role advise aircraft in hazardous conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role coach employees skill
  • not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast meteorological conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor performance of meteorological equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role plan procurement of meteorological equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare forecasts for take-off and landing skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide quality assurance for meteorological services+H40 skill
  • not needed by the target role provide reports on routine meteorological observations skill
  • not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use aeronautical mobile service communications skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role work in an aviation team skill
12 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 climate change impact required
  • required, not held climatology required
  • required, not held meteorology required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held palaeoclimatology optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held urban pollution implications optional
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held oceanography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from aviation meteorologist

Full index of moves from aviation meteorologist

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.