{"id":486,"date":"2023-04-13T16:05:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upaswpdev.14.phee.host\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T08:50:36","slug":"job-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/upaswpdev.14.phee.host\/en\/become-a-meteorologist\/job-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Job profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"pn-headline-container  \n                        size-h3  \n                        font-weight-  \n                        text-transform-  \n                        color-  \n                        alignment-left\n                        h1\">\n                <h3 id=\"\" class=\"inner-headline pn-headline\">What can I do with meteorology?<\/h3>\n            <\/div>[vc_column_text]Of course, meteorologists create weather forecasts, but they also work in research, create survey reports, program climate models and evaluate measurement data. 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