Meteorologists
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0 = today’s generative AI cannot perform any of the job’s tasks, 100 = it could do all of them fully. The pale band is the spread across tasks.
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With an exposure score of 54/100, meteorologists see AI accelerating numerical modeling, satellite data synthesis, and routine forecasting. The role increasingly shifts toward high-stakes extreme weather communication, environmental policy collaboration, and physical field experiments.
What changes
- Synthesizing massive radar, satellite imagery, and observational data feeds to plot rapid weather forecasts.
- Automating the drafting of routine weather maps, standard alerts, and multi-platform media reports.
- Accelerating the development, code generation, and calibration of numerical climate and weather models.
What stays human
- Executing physical field experiments, including cloud seeding, fog dispersal, and local instrument trials.
- Advising public authorities and interdisciplinary teams on climate mitigation and industrial impact strategies.
- Exercising critical scientific judgment and authoritative public communication during life-threatening severe weather emergencies.
What to learn
- Mastering AI-driven meteorological data assimilation pipelines and machine-learning weather prediction architectures.
- Cross-disciplinary environmental impact modeling and translation of atmospheric science into actionable policy.
- Crisis communication and high-impact risk messaging for emergency management agencies and the public.
Task by task
The ILO scored every task of the occupation separately, as the average of two AI models (GPT-4o and Gemini). The pale band is the range between the two models' scores, the dot the ILO's final score (for a few tasks expert review placed it outside the band).
- Studying data collected from meteorological stations, radar and satellite imagery and computer model output to plot and forecast weather conditions65
- Developing and testing mathematical computer models of weather and climate for experimental or operational use64
- Preparing and reporting short-term or long-term weather maps, forecasts and warnings relating to atmospheric phenomena such as cyclones, storms and other hazards to life and property and disseminating information about atmospheric conditions through a variety of media including radio, television, print and the Internet63
- Engaging in the design and development of new equipment and procedures for meteorological data collection, remote sensing, or for related applications60
- Conducting research on and improving or developing concepts, theories and operational methods related to the composition, structure and dynamics of the atmosphere and preparing scientific papers and reports on the outcome of this research.56
- Investigating direction and speed of air movements, pressures, temperatures, humidity, physical and chemical transformation of pollutants and other phenomena such as cloud formation and precipitation, electrical disturbances or solar radiation56
- Analysing the impact of industrial projects and human activity on the climate and quality of the air and working with the social science, engineering and economic communities to develop appropriate mitigation strategies49
- Participating in studies of the effect of weather on the environment43
- Conducting experiments in fog dispersal, cloud seeding, rain enhancement and other types of weather modification programmes26
How much does it affect you?
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- Studying data collected from meteorological stations, radar and satellite imagery and computer model output to plot and forecast weather conditions(65)
- Developing and testing mathematical computer models of weather and climate for experimental or operational use(64)
- Preparing and reporting short-term or long-term weather maps, forecasts and warnings relating to atmospheric phenomena such as cyclones, storms and other hazards to life and property and disseminating information about atmospheric conditions through a variety of media including radio, television, print and the Internet(63)
- Engaging in the design and development of new equipment and procedures for meteorological data collection, remote sensing, or for related applications(60)
- Conducting research on and improving or developing concepts, theories and operational methods related to the composition, structure and dynamics of the atmosphere and preparing scientific papers and reports on the outcome of this research.(56)
- Investigating direction and speed of air movements, pressures, temperatures, humidity, physical and chemical transformation of pollutants and other phenomena such as cloud formation and precipitation, electrical disturbances or solar radiation(56)
- Analysing the impact of industrial projects and human activity on the climate and quality of the air and working with the social science, engineering and economic communities to develop appropriate mitigation strategies(49)
- Participating in studies of the effect of weather on the environment(43)
- Conducting experiments in fog dispersal, cloud seeding, rain enhancement and other types of weather modification programmes(26)
You are exactly at the occupation average. (The occupation's score: 54.)
About 67% of your working time goes to highly exposed tasks (score ≥ 50).
- • Studying data collected from meteorological stations, radar and satellite imagery and computer model output to plot and forecast weather conditions
- • Developing and testing mathematical computer models of weather and climate for experimental or operational use
- • Conducting experiments in fog dispersal, cloud seeding, rain enhancement and other types of weather modification programmes
- • Participating in studies of the effect of weather on the environment
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How many people work in this occupational group?
Share of the Science and engineering professionals group in total employment, by country (Eurostat, ISCO 2-digit — 4-digit breakdowns are not public by country).
Table view
| Country | Science and engineering professionals |
|---|---|
| Finland | 6.3% · 163 thousand · 2025 |
| Luxembourg | 5.3% · 17 thousand · 2025 |
| Ireland | 4.8% · 135 thousand · 2025 |
| France | 4.7% · 1,380 thousand · 2025 |
| Germany | 4.5% · 1,920 thousand · 2025 |
| Slovenia | 4.5% · 45 thousand · 2025 |
| Lithuania | 4.4% · 65 thousand · 2025 |
| Netherlands | 4.3% · 428 thousand · 2025 |
| Switzerland | 4.3% · 208 thousand · 2025 |
| Sweden | 4.1% · 218 thousand · 2025 |
| Cyprus | 4.0% · 20 thousand · 2025 |
| Iceland | 3.9% · 9 thousand · 2025 |
| Portugal | 3.9% · 207 thousand · 2025 |
| Denmark | 3.9% · 121 thousand · 2025 |
| Greece | 3.9% · 169 thousand · 2025 |
| Belgium | 3.9% · 199 thousand · 2025 |
| Romania | 3.6% · 277 thousand · 2025 |
| United Kingdom | 3.5% · 1,203 thousand · 2025 |
| Hungary | 3.5% · 163 thousand · 2025 |
| Poland | 3.5% · 598 thousand · 2025 |
| Spain | 3.4% · 757 thousand · 2025 |
| Czechia | 3.4% · 176 thousand · 2025 |
| Croatia | 3.3% · 56 thousand · 2025 |
| Austria | 3.2% · 142 thousand · 2025 |
| Norway | 3.1% · 91 thousand · 2025 |
| Malta | 3.1% · 10 thousand · 2025 |
| Estonia | 3.0% · 21 thousand · 2025 |
| Slovakia | 3.0% · 78 thousand · 2025 |
| Latvia | 2.9% · 25 thousand · 2025 |
| Bulgaria | 2.8% · 81 thousand · 2025 |
| Italy | 2.7% · 659 thousand · 2025 |
What do they earn?
Mean gross monthly earnings in the major occupational group (Professionals). Eurostat's earnings survey only publishes pay by occupation at 1 digit, so this is the job's broader group. Enterprises with 10+ employees, 2022.
By country, at purchasing power parity (PPS/month), so countries with different price levels can be compared.
- Switzerland6,389
- Luxembourg5,274
- Ireland4,873
- Germany4,807
- Belgium4,799
- Denmark4,446
- Norway4,237
- Austria4,099
- Netherlands4,031
- Iceland3,875
- EU273,850
- France3,791
- Finland3,769
- Romania3,559
- Sweden3,416
- Spain3,413
- Slovenia3,326
- Italy3,305
- Cyprus3,271
- Lithuania3,221
- Croatia2,890
- Czechia2,871
- Malta2,825
- Poland2,783
- Hungary2,777
- Portugal2,755
- Latvia2,671
- Estonia2,599
- Bulgaria2,359
- Slovakia2,345
- Greece2,321
Source: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey (earn_ses22_21), every four years. The United Kingdom is not covered by the survey.
Outlook to 2035
Employment in the Science and engineering professionals group according to Cedefop's 2026 forecast.
thousand · Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026 · 2026–2035: projection
Replacement demand is the jobs left by people retiring or changing careers — even a shrinking occupation can have many openings.
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Sources: ILO WP140 (2025) · Eurostat lfsa_egai2d · Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026 · WEF Future of Jobs 2025 · ESCO. The exposure score measures how much of an occupation's tasks generative AI could perform — not whether the job disappears. For information only, not career advice. How do we calculate this?