Also called: Navy Weather Forecaster, Navy Oceanographic Technician
Forecasts weather and ocean conditions for Navy ships, aircraft, and submarines.
An aerographer's mate launches weather balloons from a carrier deck, briefs pilots on storms, and studies ocean temperature layers that affect sonar.
Includes basic pay and allowances; varies by rank.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus Navy enlistment and technical school.
Ways in: Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Meteorology.
Growing about average. Military pay plus housing and benefits.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI weather models now produce strong forecasts; humans still launch balloons and brief pilots on the deck.
Classes: Earth science, AP Physics, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 55-3019.
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