Also called: Metocean Engineer, Offshore Wind Metocean Scientist
Predicts winds, waves, and currents for offshore wind farms, oil platforms, and ports.
You figure out the biggest wave an offshore wind turbine might face in 50 years and forecast calm windows for installation ships.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in oceanography, meteorology, or coastal engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Oceanography, Meteorology, Coastal Engineering.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Growth is for geoscientists overall.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI wave and wind forecasts now run automatically for offshore projects; fewer analysts per job.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Statistics, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2042.
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