There is a mix of public and private sector companies in the UK who employ meteorologists, with additional international organisations. More detail can be found on these organisations below, with links to their respective websites.

Public sector

The Met Office

• The Met Office is the UK's National Meteorological Service (NMS) responsible for providing the UK's public weather service. It employs approximately 1800 people at 60 sites across the word, although the main headquarters are in Exeter. The headquarters in Exeter house 1400 employees with over half involved in forecasting and observations with a further 450 involved in research. Other jobs involve sales and marketing, IT and corporate business support roles. It is the home of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research and is one of ICAO's two World Area Forecast Centres (WAFC). For more information on working for the Met Office visit their website http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/recruitment/ and watch the Youtube video of one of the Met Office Scientists.