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Meteorologist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what meteorologists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most meteorologists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Meteorologist with a postgraduate background in atmospheric science and a focus on numerical weather prediction, severe weather warning and forecast verification. Experienced in analysing radar, satellite and station data and communicating uncertainty to emergency services, aviation and marine clients. Comfortable working to tight operational deadlines in a public or private forecasting team.
Key skills
- Data analysis
- Statistical modelling
- Programming and software development
- Machine learning
- Python
- R
- MATLAB
- ArcGIS Pro
- GRIB decoding tools
- Written communication
- Problem solving
- Presenting and data storytelling
- Time and deadline management
Experience: example bullet points
- Analysed surface, radar and satellite observations to identify developing severe weather, contributing to warnings that reached affected communities ahead of damaging winds.
- Ran numerical weather prediction models and interpreted output across multiple ensemble members to produce daily forecasts for aviation and marine clients.
- Verified forecast accuracy against observations and fed results back into model post-processing, reducing repeat errors in temperature and wind guidance.
- Briefed emergency services liaison officers during flood and fire weather events, translating model uncertainty into clear operational advice under time pressure.
- Automated routine data extraction and plotting in Python, cutting manual preparation time from two hours to twenty minutes per shift.
- Presented forecast data storytelling sessions to internal teams and external stakeholders, improving shared understanding of model limitations.
Education
Most meteorologists hold a postgraduate qualification in meteorology or atmospheric science, typically following a bachelor degree in science, mathematics or engineering; entry to forecasting roles often includes the Bureau of Meteorology's meteorologist training program.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Bureau of Meteorology
- BOM
- Australian Public Service
- numerical weather prediction
- NWP
- GRIB
- severe weather warning
- forecast verification
- radar
- satellite meteorology
- ICAO
- WMO
- Python
- R
- MATLAB
- ArcGIS Pro
- ensemble forecasting
- Australian region
- fire weather
- flood warning
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.