Apply meteorological knowledge to issues such as global warming, pollution control, or ozone depletion.

“Apply meteorological knowledge to issues such as global warming, pollution control, or ozone depletion.” is a core task performed by Atmospheric and Space Scientists. Among the occupation's 27 rated tasks, workers place it 4th by importance (#24 most important). About 75% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Develop systems or practices to mitigate or resolve environmental problems. in Thinking Creatively

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.003% share of AI-use records mapped to this task

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Develop or use mathematical or computer models for weather forecasting. · importance 4.5
• Interpret data, reports, maps, photographs, or charts to predict long- or short-range weather conditions, using computer models and knowledge of climate theory, physics, and mathematics. · importance 4.4
• Conduct meteorological research into the processes or determinants of atmospheric phenomena, weather, or climate. · importance 4.3
• Formulate predictions by interpreting environmental data, such as meteorological, atmospheric, oceanic, paleoclimate, climate, or related information. · importance 4.3
• Broadcast weather conditions, forecasts, or severe weather warnings to the public via television, radio, or the Internet or provide this information to the news media. · importance 4.1
• Prepare forecasts or briefings to meet the needs of industry, business, government, or other groups. · importance 4.1
• Direct forecasting services at weather stations or at radio or television broadcasting facilities. · importance 4.1
• Gather data from sources such as surface or upper air stations, satellites, weather bureaus, or radar for use in meteorological reports or forecasts. · importance 4.0
• Develop computer programs to collect meteorological data or to present meteorological information. · importance 4.0
• Prepare weather reports or maps for analysis, distribution, or use in weather broadcasts, using computer graphics. · importance 3.9
• Prepare scientific atmospheric or climate reports, articles, or texts. · importance 3.8
• Develop and deliver training on weather topics. · importance 3.8
• Collect air samples from planes or ships over land or sea to study atmospheric composition. · importance 3.8
• Analyze climate data sets, using techniques such as geophysical fluid dynamics, data assimilation, or numerical modeling. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Atmospheric and Space Scientists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Apply meteorological knowledge to issues such as global warming, pollution control, or ozone depletion.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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}