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Post by TCU 2U2 on Mar 18, 2015 11:25:24 GMT -5
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Post by hlsto2 on Mar 20, 2015 2:24:08 GMT -5
this is an excellent way to get in your foot in the door. put your time in alaska...then bid to get back to the lower 48...unless you like alaska
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Post by toofarnorth on Mar 20, 2015 14:47:16 GMT -5
What comes open are the nastiest wx sites imaginable... but a good way to get your foot in the door. As mentioned by a friend who spent 2 years on Saint Paul Island - "Fun. What's to do? Smell the seals."
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Post by hlsto2 on Mar 20, 2015 16:09:00 GMT -5
I knew a man-wife team thar spent time in alaska...double the money
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Post by alstein on Mar 21, 2015 0:44:37 GMT -5
Just curious, are these jobs always open? High quit rate? What extra do you do that you don't do at an observer site (looks like upper air is part of it)
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Post by toofarnorth on Mar 21, 2015 13:34:23 GMT -5
They come open every couple of years or so - as folks retire from NWS, met techs move up to better sites as they get more training. If you want to pay your dues at these sites, you have priority for other openings as they come open. WFO Fairbanks or Anchorage are great places to work, but hard to get hired on without a M.S. in meteorology. NWS will help with the advanced degree.
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