4.5 KiB
4.5 KiB
Competences — meteorologist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1c862e14-80f8-4aa8-8f1c-fd2ca95b63ad).
Essential
- analyse weather forecast (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
- apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
- carry out meteorological research (skill/competence)
- climatology (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
- manage research data (skill/competence)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- meteorology (knowledge)
- operate open source software (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
- publish academic research (skill/competence)
- review meteorological forecast data (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- synthesise information (skill/competence)
- think abstractly (skill/competence)
- use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions (skill/competence)
- use specialised computer models for weather forecasting (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)
Optional
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- assist scientific research (skill/competence)
- calibrate electronic instruments (skill/competence)
- collect weather-related data (skill/competence)
- conduct research on climate processes (skill/competence)
- create weather maps (skill/competence)
- design graphics (skill/competence)
- design scientific equipment (skill/competence)
- develop models for weather forecast (skill/competence)
- geographic information systems (knowledge)
- geography (knowledge)
- hydrology (knowledge)
- manage meteorological database (skill/competence)
- mathematical modelling (knowledge)
- oceanography (knowledge)
- operate meteorological instruments (skill/competence)
- operate remote sensing equipment (skill/competence)
- present during live broadcasts (skill/competence)
- quantitative analysis (knowledge)
- scientific research methodology (knowledge)
- statistics (knowledge)
- study aerial photos (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- use geographic information systems (skill/competence)
- write weather briefing (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 38 ads, as of 2026-07-17)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- weather forecasting — 47 %
- meteorology — 24 %
- data collection — 24 %
- data processing — 21 %
- astrometry — 21 %
- data analysis — 21 %
- environmental prediction — 21 %
- geophysics — 21 %
- hydrography — 21 %
- oceanography — 21 %
Methods
- forecasting — 21 %
- safety of navigation — 18 %
Responsibilities
- operational support — 24 %
- team leadership — 21 %
- geophysical expertise — 18 %
- environmental data dissemination — 18 %