Career In Meteorology

Read my career choice. I want to become a meteorologist. Does the Weather Channel pay over $100,000?

I want to become a meteorologist. I want a Masters Degree in Meteorology. I want to go to Cornell or Penn State. Then I want to work for the Weather Channel. I want to be the Weather Channel's Storm Tracker. If an area is under a tornado watch I want to go out and report on it. If there is a hurricane threatning land I want to go out and be near the eye. Plus I want to meet my future wife in high school.

Public Comments

1. I believe so, but don't quote me.
2. Most people who achieve success do so because they are doing what they love to do, not because of the money. Material success is a byproduct of doing what you love and doing it well. If you are happy, that is better than having a lot of money and things. You can't plan things like meeting your wife. If you try to, you will wind up being unhappy and/or mis-matched.
3. Meterology is a very low paying career compared to the education it usually requires. The only exception to this is local, national news 'weathermans' who report the weather. That is the only career I imagine you could have in meterology in which you would get paid more than 100k a year. The storm trackers you are talking about are usually volunteer watchers or chasers. If you want to go into meterology odds are you will be sitting behind a desk. The only exception to this is people who chase tornados, these jobs are even lower paying. If you want to make more than 100k a year, more likely than not meterology is not the path you should take. If you love meterology and that's what you want to do with your life, than go for it.
4. My High School Earth Science teacher is a former Meteorologist and he quit and went back to college and got a teaching degree in Earth Science because he said Meteorologists are extremely under payed and he made more teaching. What I would suggest is getting a PhD and be a college professor of Meteorology and get a decent paycheck meanwhile you can still work a shift on The Weather Channel but you probably wouldn't have enough time to be a Storm Tracker.
5. Sounds like you're all wet.
6. No one gets paid that much to chase tornadoes all day. If you want to earn money, you have to do hard work, such as forecasting. Even then, you probably won't make $100,000 a year. If you want to make lots of money, don't go into meteorology.
7. I bet Jim Cantore rakes in the dough. That guy is THE MAN.