What is it like to be a meteorologist?

... in particular, myself during the winter. Other meteorologists also have secondary duties as in forensic work, shift scheduling, and sales, so we don't all do the same tasks outlined above. Oh, and we don't all drink this much coffee either! Want more weather information like this? Like us on or follow us on . read more

They’re meteorologists. But most people in this profession do not work in front of a camera. The biggest employer of meteorologists is, in fact, a government agency, the National Weather Service. And there are also plenty of businesses that hire meteorologists to help them make decisions based on the weather. read more

Being a meteorologist is pretty much amazing. It definitely isn't an easy field (like cyswxman said, it involves a lot of math and physics), but learning about all of the different aspects of meteorology and why the atmosphere behaves like it does can be absolutely fascinating. read more