Also called: Agrometeorologist, Crop Weather Analyst
Forecasts how weather will affect crops, harvests and food prices.
You check soil moisture and rain forecasts across the Corn Belt and Brazil, then tell traders or farmers how the harvest is shaping up. Your report can move grain markets.
Commodity trading firms pay at the high end.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in meteorology or agronomy; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Meteorology, Agronomy, Atmospheric Science.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Atmospheric scientists overall.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI crop and weather models now produce harvest outlooks; fewer forecasters, with market judgment staying human.
Classes: Earth science, AP Statistics, Agriculture CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2021.
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