How to become a Meteorologist
Official title: Meteorologists
Studies the make-up, structure and movement of the atmosphere, and produces short-term and long-term weather forecasts.
Main tasks
- Study the direction and speed of air flow, air pressure, temperature, humidity, and physical and chemical changes in pollutants
- Analyse weather report data, prepare short-range or long-range weather charts, and forecast storms, typhoons and rainfall
- Study the nature of solar and terrestrial radiation and its effect on the atmosphere
- Study the physical properties of solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere
- Observe and analyse atmospheric conditions using balloons, rockets, satellites, visible and infrared photography, radar, radio and other remote sensing methods
- Carry out fog dispersal, rain-making and other weather modification experiments
Ways in
- University department: Science degrees, Offered by 57 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$1,116,000 a year
- Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Meteorologist?
Ways in include: Science degrees.
How much does a Meteorologist earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$1,116,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Meteorologist a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Meteorologist?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026