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Aviation meteorologist

Other names

meteorological technician, meteorological aviation inspector, airline meteorologist, air meteorologist, specialist in aviation meteorology, air navigation meteorologist, aviation meteorological specialist

Physics, chemistry and earth science

They study weather information and tell pilots, airlines and airport staff what the weather is now and will be at airports.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Develop or use mathematical or computer models for weather forecasting.

  2. 2

    Interpret data, reports, maps, photographs, or charts to predict long- or short-range weather conditions, using computer models and knowledge of climate theory, physics, and mathematics.

  3. 3

    Formulate predictions by interpreting environmental data, such as meteorological, atmospheric, oceanic, paleoclimate, climate, or related information.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
météorologue aéronautique
español
meteorólogo de aviación/meteoróloga de aviación
العربية
عالم أرصاد الطيران / عالمة أرصاد الطيران
português
Meteorologista aeronáutico/Meteorologista aeronáutica
Deutsch
Flugmeteorologe/Flugmeteorologin
italiano
meteorologo aeronautico/meteorologa aeronautica

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