I live in tulsa oklahoma (tornado alley) and anywho just wondering about the salery because it's something im considering spending the rest of my life doing.
2007-09-25 16:13:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Only a few people have actually made a living off of storm chasing and I only know of one person off hand who has made a good living off of storm chasing. I am an avid chaser and my roommate from last year was the only one who got video of the Greensburg, Kansas tornado last year that you probably saw on ABC News and CNN. There were three people in that car and for selling the footage to about 4 different sources they made about 2 thousand each. They now are filming a documentary for The Discovery Channel and Court TV and are getting paid 55 dollars a second that the show lasts. This was a once in a lifetime tornado and they were lucky because I was just north of there that day and the conditions were better up north by me. So basically that gives you an idea. They caught a once in a lifetime storm and made the most of it and it has not even made a good living for them.
2007-09-25 18:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the most part, tornado chasers are unpaid. There are a few tour companies that take people out on tornado-chasing trips where you might make some money, although I don't think most of those are full-time jobs (since chasing season is only 3 months or so). You can try and make some money photographing storms, but I don't believer there are many people making money that way either. The best sort of tornado chaser is to be an atmospheric scientist, and work on severe storms as part of your research--then you can possibly get your grants to pay for your chasing. Scientists make pretty decent money, sometimes in excess of $100,000 annually.
2007-09-26 00:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by pegminer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not many people make a living out of storm chasing but do it for the thrill and many storm chasers are photographers and sell their work. Most, however, are scientists of some sort either forecasters or professors at universities.
2007-09-28 18:30:50 · answer #3 · answered by sluwx04 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the sponsor you would be collecting data for and if they have a grant for you to collect said data. Many people do it for the thrill only.
2007-09-25 23:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by midnitrondavu 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may work for free, it is the value of what you capture and provide for interest and reporting. Google salaries
2007-09-25 23:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by a2z_alterego 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋