The Friday Job Report
A weekly list of the latest meteorology jobs, plus advice on applying for jobs, building new skills, and learning about the companies that hire meteorologists.
The Friday Job Report - Week 8
2026 - Week 8
The theme of this week is thinking outside the box regarding your career. Think of all the ways weather can influence life on Earth. While the main industries as an operational meteorologist might be energy, aviation, marine, road transportation, sports, events, outdoor recreation, ...
Feb 24, 2026
Friday Job Report - Week 7
2026 - Week 7
There are a few things, as a meteorologist, that are sort of the foundation of how I manage my meteorology career. These may be the way I approach a busy work day, a challenging forecast, or just how I try to utilize on a day-to-day basis. I will be focusing on one of thes...
Feb 24, 2026
The Friday Job Report - Week 3
2026 - Week 3
Pattern recognition is so important to learn as a meteorologist because it helps you make more confident short-range forecasts, but it is also directly related to long-range forecasts using teleconnections and analogs.
If you can read the patterns, you can jump the models or predict...
Feb 06, 2026
The Friday Job Report - Week 6
2026 - Week 6
In a professional meteorology career, there are two primary skills you need in order to have a successful career.
Be able to make accurate forecasts.
Communicate those accurate forecasts to a user, customer, client, or colleague.
Forecasting
Learning how to forecast b...
Feb 06, 2026
The Friday Job Report - Week 5
2026 - Week 5
And the upgrade will have to wait, as the storm was much worse than I had hoped, and I spent all last week shoveling snow. Now that I’m temporarily in Houston, in 60-degree weather, I’ve been able to make a lot of progress on updating the My Met Job platform. I’m hopeful it will be ...
Feb 06, 2026
The Friday Job Report - Week 4
2026 - Week 4
I had planned to have a new platform go live this week, but due to the major winter storm, my days have been much busier than I had hoped, and I will work to get the upgrade done for next week.
This week, I have almost one job for each industry. There are many jobs in Europe for tho...
Feb 06, 2026
The Friday Job Report - Week 2
2026 - Week 2
Pattern recognition is an essential skill for any meteorologist. As I recently posted online, which I will cover in more detail this month, being able to connect the dots between upper-level conditions and the surface is extremely useful and necessary for success as a meteorologist....
Feb 06, 2026
The Friday Job Report - Week 1
2026 - Week 1
It's a brand new year, a brand new month, and a brand new day. It's time to forget everything that has held you back from discovering your dream job in meteorology. It's time to develop your skills to fit the career you want.
Below are just a few of the many jobs currently avai...
Jan 02, 2026
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The Friday Job Report