**Meteorologist**

Some of the typical tasks of a Meteorologist are:

• Prepare forcast and reports
• Predict weather patterns
• Use graphics to make a weather map
• Issues severe weather watches and warnings
• Broadcast forcasts on TV or radio

Meteorologist have to go to school for at least enough time to get a bachelors degree.

Meteorologist make anywhere from $40,000 to 70,000. The Iowa average pay is $51,730.

Some scans skills that Meteorologist need to be high in are:

• reading comprehension
• science
• critical thinking
• speaking
• mathematics

Physical abilities needed are:

• near vision
• light: 10-20 lbs. of lifting
• speech clarity

  Job outlook in Iowa: very small number of openings

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