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ANZSCO 234913Updated 2026-01-29
Meteorologist
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 234913OSCA 244932
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 97k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1860
Salary range: AUD 87k-AUD 106k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
44.3%
VIC
17.7%
NSW
15%
QLD
Education mix
68.9%
Post graduate
26.2%
bachelor degree
2%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Meteorologists study the physics and dynamics of the atmosphere to increase understanding of weather and climate, and to forecast changes in the weather and long-term climatic trends.
What you do
- • Studies composition, structure and dynamics of the atmosphere, investigating the direction and speed of air movements, air pressure and temperature, humidity and other phenomena.
- • Investigates the nature of solar and terrestrial (infra-red) radiations and effects on the atmosphere.
- • Studies physical nature and properties of solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, investigating them as the process of cloud formation, precipitation and electrical disturbances.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: post graduate/ graduate diploma or graduate certificate (68.9%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Employs balloons, rockets and artificial earth satellites and such techniques as spectroscopy, hygrometry, daylight and infra-red photography, radar and radio to obtain data on atmospheric conditions, and directs processing of the data.
- • Investigates the nature of solar and terrestrial (infra-red) radiations and effects on the atmosphere.
- • May specialise in a particular area of meteorological science.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1860
Annual median: AUD 97k
Range: AUD 87k-AUD 106k