METEOROLOGICAL TECHNICIAN

Air Combat Command; Fort Huachuca (AZ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Combat Command, Department of the Air Force, is seeking a weather operations professional to provide meteorological products and services vital to operational weather support and resource protection for DoD and civilian users.

Responsibilities include delivering complex weather support to military and government users, evaluating weather developments affecting critical flight operations, and briefing aircrews with timely, accurate meteorological data.

Qualifications

• Submit transcripts if degree is required for qualification.
• Foreign Education: provide evidence of equivalence to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Provides complex operational weather support to DoD and government/civilian users.
• Identifies, evaluates, and monitors significant weather developments impacting flight operations.
• Provides weather briefings to aircrews and disseminates weather observations.

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is: To provide meteorological products and services vital to the operational weather and resource protection support efforts to Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD), and/or other government/civilian users.

Key Responsibilities

Provides complex operational weather support to Air Force, Army, Reserve, Guard, and other DoD/government/civilian users. Identifies, evaluates, and monitors significant weather developments, especially as they present potential impacts on critical flight operations. Provides technical guidance and instructions to lower graded technical employees, or airmen.

Provides weather briefings for local, transient, and other supported aircrews in person, by telephone, or by other means. Observes, encodes, records, disseminates, and evaluates weather observations.

Requirements & Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education must accredit education. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air Combat Command, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $62893 – $81765/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-03.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.