Job security at the National Weather Service is very good. I know that if I continue to do good work that my job will be safe. My job is very...[full comment]
Take as many computer programming classes as you can while you are in high school or college. This is very important and cannot be stressed enough. Also, take plenty of...[full comment]
"Job security at the National Weather Service is very good. I know that if I continue to do good work that my job will be safe. My job is very interesting because no two days are every the same, since the weather is always changing. Working nights can be difficult as well as the 12 hour shifts. During severe weather outbreaks my job can be very stressful since I have to monitor several storms at one time. There is a lot of pressure on me knowing that people's lives could be at risk and that I am the one in charge of alerting them to dangerous weather. This does make my job very thrilling and exciting, though. Some days there isn't any bad weather going on and it can be a very easy, but sometimes boring, day. When bad weather is near, those are always the most interesting and fun days to work."
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"Take as many computer programming classes as you can while you are in high school or college. This is very important and cannot be stressed enough. Also, take plenty of math, physics, and science courses to give yourself a good base to work off of. You have to be able to work well under pressure. This job can be very stressful sometimes and you have to know how to deal with it."
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