Eyes in the Sky: 'Other' Careers in the Atmospheric Sciences

I get several calls/emails each week from undergraduate students, graduate students, post-grads, potential career-changers, etc., all asking what 'other' career options are available to those with a degree in the atmospheric sciences.  By 'other', I mean non-meteorologist careers (I am not a meteorologist; my background can be found here).  Since I receive inquiries like this so frequently, I thought that it would be a good idea to put together a list of job titles from people that I know who have an atmospheric science background.

This list is intentionally informal (sample size = 1) and is obviously not meant to represent all possibilities, but as I started thinking about the careers taken by colleagues past and present (myself included), I even surprised myself when I realized the interesting opportunities that this foundation provides.  Also, I only listed those positions with a scientific/technical focus; there are many other possibilities if we expand into other areas of business, where the mathematics, problem solving and critical thinking that comes with the rigorous curriculum are highly sought after skills. 

Atmospheric Scientist*

Meteorologist (non-forecasting, ie., air quality)

Physical Scientist

Physicist

Oceanographer

Data/Informatics Scientist*

Mathematician

Geophysicist*

Aviation Meteorologist

Risk Management Specialist*

Renewable Energy Scientist (Wind, Solar, Hydro)

Geochemist

Hydrologist

Geospatial Information Specialist/Developer

Space Weather Scientist

Marine Geologist

Geographer

Remote Sensing Scientist

Climate Modeler*

Planetary Scientist

Biometeorologist*

Paleoscientist (oceanographer)

Aeronomist
Economist*

Agricultural Climatologist

Pilot

Atmospheric Chemist

Aerospace Engineer

Planetary Scientist

Astrobiologist

Environmental Scientist*

Environmental Engineer*

Information Systems Specialist

AMS President

Systems Engineer

Commodity Specialist*

Epidemiologist

Teacher

Entrepreneur*

(*titles that I hold or have held)

Feel free to send along suggestions to add to the list.