Atmospheric Science / Meteorology

Major Countdown

until AI starts cutting hiring for this major’s grads
Apr 2, 2031 · 1628 days left

AI weather models already beat numerical forecasts, so routine forecast production, where trainees start, needs fewer people first, and private weather firms cut first. Most forecaster hiring runs through one federal service with its own training and slow procurement.

The countdown is the time left until AI is expected to start cutting hiring for this major’s grads. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.