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

climatologisttoaviation meteorologist

A climatologist already meets 27% of what the aviation meteorologist role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From climatologist
27%
Overlap1
To aviation meteorologist
6 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
74.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.5/ 100

1 Share of the aviation meteorologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the climatologist 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 aviation meteorologist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a climatologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

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 climatologist 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 6 the aviation meteorologist role treats as required.

Table 3

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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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
02 information skills 4 required
  • 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 review meteorological forecast data required
03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor performance of meteorological equipment required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held perform data analysis required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held use aeronautical mobile service communications required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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.

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 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held follow airport safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
25 held skills the aviation meteorologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on weather-related issues skill
  • not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
  • not needed by the target role climatology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on climate processes skill
  • not needed by the target role determine historic climate changes skill
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage air quality skill
  • not needed by the target role manage meteorological database skill
  • not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oceanography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate meteorological instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role palaeoclimatology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban pollution implications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
Index
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.