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If they only went into meteorology because of a movie than they will drop to the way side sooner or later. If you are good, one way or another you'll make it. It's as simple as the cream rises to the top. I'm not saying it's easy, I"m saying it's up to you to do it.

You know what? No regrets at all. Sure, my brother is far more financially well off, but he hates his job and never seems happy. I on the other hand have a small apartment, but love what I do every day and answers to no one. The point is that you can make a good living in this field if you work very hard and you love it. My advise to the person who made this post, move out of the field and get out of my way. Period.

If you come into this field thinking you will automatically make a lot of money without paying your dues, don't bother. I'm in this because I love meteorology, not because I need to drive a fancy car. For the record, I've had the same truck for about 12 years that's been through tornadoes, blizzards, floods, and hurricanes. If you love forecasting and love the science, you better be prepared to make some hard choices. I for one was not interested in the National Weather Service. Don't get me wrong, they are great and I respect what they do, but I've always had an independent streak and wanted my own company. So I bit the bullet and went out to Oklahoma to learn how the business works. I got paid crap but learned a lot, just like any field. When I knew for certain I was under paid, I left to start my own firm. If you think that getting a job in this field was going to be easy, let me welcome you to reality. Reality is the economy sucks and finding a job in this field that paid well even in a good economy would mean you'd have to take some not so good jobs and work a lot of off hours. But if you love this field, what does it matter if you work 9 to 5 (which you rarely ever will as a forecaster) or 10 PM to 6 AM. You are forecasting, studying the weather, you are doing what you love. No? So the real question I have for this guy is are you going to quit just become life isn't easy, but let me tell you something, life isn't easy for any one. You either step up and have the balls to go out on your own or you don't. Basically it comes down to that.