Personal Statement: A Career As A Meteorologist

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For my science career I chose a meteorologist. I have always found it interesting to watch the weather section of the news; it is usually the only part of the news I watch. I have also been interested in the job of news anchors. This choice was perfect as while because a family friends of mine is a meteorologist for Kare 11. A meteorologist is scientist who studies the atmosphere and with that knowledge they predict weather, examine trends of the atmosphere, and looks at effects on the environment. Its name comes from the Greek word meteoron, which means something that happens high in the sky. They go beyond predicating the weather, but analyzing how the weather impacts the environment are the daily lives of humans. The first set of …show more content…

Some are just news anchor who are told the weather, but some went to school and figure out the weather on there own; the one I interview was educated in metrology and did it on his own. In order to be actual meteorologist a four year bachelor of science in meteorology or atmospheric sciences and some research, teaching, or management positions require a masters of science degree or Ph. D. This education can typically cost around $20,00 to $80,000. This job can get an average salary of $90,000. The person I intervened had a degree in meteorology and a minor in Spanish. Although that is all that is required some get degrees in journalism as well for the TV aspect of the …show more content…

It all depends on the weather. If there is thunderstorm or tornado there is bigger need to check on the weather and report updated. On a typically day without server weather conditions depending on the segment you do you will come in around 4:00 A.M if your doing the morning segment. If you do the weekend weather they will go in on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, or if the person does night weather they go in mid afternoon and are finished late ate night. For example my person does the morning weather, so the go in at 4:00 A.M in the morning and are finished around 7:00 A.M. During the time period of 4:30 A.M to 7:00 A.M the show starts and there is non- stop TV going on. The meteorologist checks in every five minutes. Before they forecast they look at computer models, dater, and current observations. That aspect is unique depending on weather of the day. In contrast a day of server weather for example thunderstorm then there is constant process of updating things. Over all most of the person day is condensed into two to four work days of being really busy instead of an eight hour work day were that person is not constantly busy the whole

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