Meteorologist

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4/5

Key facts

+2.7%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: high according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.7% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Meteorologists (ISCO 2112). Meteorologists prepare short-term or long-term weather forecasts used in aviation, shipping, agriculture and other areas and for the information of the general public.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

65 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

air meteorologist
air navigation meteorologist
airline meteorologist
atmospheric analyst
atmospheric research analyst
atmospheric research scientist
atmospheric researcher
atmospheric science researcher
atmospheric scientist
aviation meteorological specialist
aviation meteorologist
calibration technician
climate analyst
climate research analyst
climate research scientist
climate researcher
climate scholar
climate science researcher
climate scientist
climatologist
climatologists
climatology analyst
climatology research analyst
climatology research scientist
climatology researcher
climatology scholar
climatology science researcher
climatology scientist
electronics calibration technician
lab calibration technician
laboratory calibration technician
machine assembly calibration technician
marine meteorologist
media weather forecaster
meteorological aviation inspector
meteorological technician
meteorologist
meteorologists
meteorology analyst
meteorology research analyst
meteorology research scientist
meteorology researcher
meteorology science researcher
meteorology scientist
metrologist
metrology research engineer
metrology technician
metrology technologist
numerical weather forecaster
on-line weather forecaster
operational weather forecaster
optical 3D metrology engineer
optical engineer
process development engineer
process engineer
research engineer
research scientist
senior weather forecaster
specialist in aviation meteorology
weather anchor
weather forecast anchor
weather forecast presenter
weather forecaster
weather forecasters
weather presenter

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (high)

Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Atmospheric and space scientists; Calibration technologists and technicians)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $90,141

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.