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Specialties that pay or open doors

• Aviation meteorology

  Airlines and dispatch centers need forecasters who understand turbulence, icing and airport minimums.

• Energy and commodity forecasting

  Power traders and utilities pay well for people who can forecast demand and wind output.

• Broadcast

  Fewer jobs than people think, and small market pay is poor, but the visible top of the field.

• Forensic meteorology

  Reconstructing what the weather was doing for insurance claims and court cases. Usually consulting work later in a career.