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Career Opportunities for Majors in Meteorology

Introduction

The Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology focuses on the study of weather and climate as well as extensive preparation in environmental sciences. Students learn about weather systems, the atmosphere, climate issues, ocean dynamics, and forecasting. Students may become involved with research, utilize micrometeorological observing stations, and use state-of-the-art computer workstations dedicated to monitoring meteorological issues.

A Sample Of Related Occupations

Air Quality Engineer	Environmental Lawyer	Physicist
Astronomer	Environmental Manager	Research Scientist
Atmospheric Scientist	Environmental Protection Specialist	Risk Manager
Climatologist	Geoscientist	Safety Engineer
Ecologist	Hydrologist	Science Librarian
Environmental Affairs Mngr.	Lobbyist	Technical Support Representative
Environmental Consultant	Meteorologist	Technical Writer
Environmental Educator	Natural Resource Manager	Water Quaslity Specialist
Environmental Engineer	Naturalist
Environmental Impact Analyst	Oceanographer

Types of Employers

Private & Nonprofit Organizations
Agricultural Service Firms	Environmental Education Centers	Private weather forecasters
Air carriers	Environmental Public Relations Firms	Research & testing firms
Commodities firms	Environmental Research Organizations	Research institutes
Environmental Advocacy Groups	Insurance Companies	Television/Radio Stations
Environmental Consulting Firms	Private consulting firms	Testing Labs

Government Agencies
Air Force	Mount Washington Observatory	Public Health Service
Bureau of Land Management	NJ Department of Environmental Protection	Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Reclamation	National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)	U.S. Coast Guard
Department of Agriculture	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Defense	National Science Foundation	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Department of Energy	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	U.S. Navy
Forest Service	Peace Corps/AmeriCorps

Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - First Jobs of Recent Graduates - Meteorology

Organization	Job Title
WeatherWorks, LLC	Data Entry And Information Processing Workers
Lockwood Broadcast Group	News Analysts, Reporters And Correspondents

Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - Jobs of Experienced Alumni - Meteorology

NNJAC-Raritan District UMC	Administrator Asst
U.S. Coast Guard	Airman
ENSR Engineering	Air Quality Consultant
Environ Int'l. Corp.	Assoc. Environmental Scientist
SwissRe Insurance Company	Atmospheric Perils Meteorologist
Versar, Inc.	Atmospheric Scientist
Pitney, Hardin, Kipp and Szuch (JD)	Attorney
Continental Airlines	Cabin Service Crew
USAF - 7th Weather Squadron	Commander
National Air & Space Museum	Curator

>US Air Force Combat Climatology Center	Deputy Commander
>NJ Dept. of Agriculture	Director
>Maine Dept. of Transportation (JD)	Environ. Lawyer
>US Navy	Fighter Pilot
>Continental Airlines	Flight Attendant
>Maine, D.E.P.A.	Head-Air Toxic Section
>Safety-Kleen Consulting	Hydrogeologist
>U.S. Geological Survey (PhD Envir. Engr.)	Hydrologist
>Accenture Foundation, Inc.	Manager
>Air Quality Department, Roy F. Weston, Inc.	Manager
>Weather Underground TV	Meteorological Developer
>Accuweather, Inc.	Meteorologist
>Air Force Research Laboratory	Meteorologist
>California Edison (Energy Forecasting)	Meteorologist
>Constellation Energy (Energy Trading)	Meteorologist
>ENSR Corporation	Meteorologist
>MDA Federal Inc.	Meteorologist
>National Weather Service	Meteorologist
>NBC	Meteorologist
>NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory	Meteorologist
>NOAA Headquarters	Meteorologist
>SDI Weather Trends Inc.	Meteorologist
>Unisys Corp.	Meteorologist
>United States Army CHPPM	Meteorologist
> U.S. Dept. Commerce/NOAA/ERL/GFDL	Meteorologist
>WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD	Meteorologist
>Weather Channel & Weather.com	Meteorologist
>WHDH-TV Boston Television	Meteorologist
>WKTV-TV, Utica, NY	Meteorologist
>Woodward-Clyde Consultants	Meteorologist
>IBM Corporation	National Account Manager
>United States Navy	Naval Aviator
>Clancy Paul Computers	PC Systems Consultant
>NOAA/Satellite Research Laboratory	Physical Scientist
>CJZ Associates	Principal Consultant
>Cornell University	Professor
>Rutgers University	Professor
>University of South Alabama	Professor
>All4 Consulting	Project Scientist
>Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission	Programmer
>The Weather Channel (MS Earth Science)	Radio Broadcast Meteorologist
>AT&T	Research and Development
>Penn State (PhD)	Research Meteorologist
>West Essex Regional High School	Science Teacher
>Sanborne NH Regional High School	Science Instructor
>AT&T	Senior AE
>Business Solutions, The Gap, Inc.	Senior Manager
>Science Systems & Applications Inc.	Sr. Member Tech. Staff
>Northeast Reg. Climate Center	Sr. Research Assoc.
>Johnson & Johnson	Systems Analyst
>O.A.O. Corp.	Systems Engineer
>West Essex High School	Teacher of Science
>Mount Washington Observatory	Utica Weather Observer
>U.S. Air Force	Weather Officer
>USAF	Pilot

Graduate Schools Attended

Institution	Degree	Field
Columbia University
Florida State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers -The State University of NJ	Atmospheric Science
Rutgers University
University at Albany – SUNY
University of California – Santa Cruz
University of Colorado
University of Maryland

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