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

meteorology techniciantoweather forecaster

A meteorology technician already meets 38% of what the weather forecaster role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From meteorology technician
38%
Overlap1
To weather forecaster
8 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
56.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.5/ 100

1 Share of the weather forecaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the meteorology technician 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 weather forecaster role treats 5 of its required skills as things a meteorology technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse weather forecast
  • meteorology
  • review meteorological forecast data
  • use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions
  • use specialised computer models for weather forecasting

What stands in the way is 7 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A weather forecaster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a meteorology technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions information skills
  • already held carry out meteorological research information skills
  • already held use specialised computer models for weather forecasting information skills
  • already held conduct research on climate processes information skills
  • already held meteorology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held review meteorological forecast data information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the weather forecaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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 arts and humanities 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held breathing techniques required
  • required, not held pronunciation techniques required
  • required, not held vocal techniques required
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held memorise lines required
  • required, not held present during live broadcasts required
  • required, not held read pre-drafted texts required
  • optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
  • optional, not held develop instrumentation systems optional
  • optional, not held work with a voice coach optional
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a weather forecaster 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse weather forecast skill
  • already held meteorology knowledge
  • 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
  • already held carry out meteorological research skill
  • already held conduct research on climate processes skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adopt a relaxed posture optional
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held develop instrumentation systems optional
  • optional, not held develop models for weather forecast optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held work with a voice coach optional
27 held skills the weather forecaster 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 analyse scientific data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate optical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role climatology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect weather-related data skill
  • not needed by the target role create weather maps skill
  • not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage meteorological database skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role operate meteorological instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate remote sensing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
  • not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
  • not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write weather briefing skill
7 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 breathing techniques required
  • required, not held pronunciation techniques required
  • required, not held vocal techniques required
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from meteorology technician

Full index of moves from meteorology technician

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.