METEOROLOGICAL TECHNICIAN

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

March Field (CA)

On-site

USD 72,000 - 94,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command is seeking a Meteorological Technician to provide essential weather support for operations across the DoD, including air and ground missions. You will assess weather developments, guide personnel, and deliver briefings to crews to ensure mission safety and efficiency.

The role requires a Secret security clearance and adherence to federal transition hiring paths. Applicants must submit transcripts for degree requirements and verify foreign credentials as

Qualifications

Must submit transcripts if position has a positive degree requirement.
Foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. education.
Accrediting institution must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Responsibilities

Provides complex operational weather support to DoD customers, impacting flight operations.
Identifies and monitors significant weather developments and advises on impacts.
Gives weather briefings in person, by phone, or via closed-circuit TV.

Skills

Operational weather support

Weather briefings

Education

Transcript submission for education requirements

Foreign education equivalency verification

Job description

Hiring Agency: Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

The primary purpose of this position is: To provide meteorological services, which are vital to the support of operational weather and resource protection.

Key Responsibilities

Provides complex operational weather support to Air Force, Army, Reserve, Guard, and other DOD customers. 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 air crews in person or by telephone or closed-circuit television.

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. Click here to check accreditation. 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 Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $71957 – $93549/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

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