The range of jobs open to you will be affected by the weather and climate where you live. If you live where the climate is unsuitable for farming, you would be unlikely to go into farming as a profession. More than that, weather and climate, as well as location and geography, may only allow certain types of commercial activity. Farming, fishing, forestry, construction, and outdoor sporting activities all depend on having the right weather at the right time.

Those who travel from place to place for a living are also restricted by weather: pilots, sailors, drivers, and any service industry relying on getting things from A to B. Suppliers can't deliver essential parts and distributors many not be able to get goods on the shelves, if there are weather delays.

For many, such as pilots and sailors, it is essential to understand and adapt your daily activities and knowledge to that day's weather. We all make decisions based on weather conditions: should I take the bus or walk? take a coat or just an umbrella? With pilots, navigation decisions could mean a matter of life and death.

Farmers in developed countries use a huge amount of chemical and mechanical aids but they take almost as big a gamble on the season's weather as any simple peasant farmer. Drought or flood, heavy rain or hail, early or late frosts, or any of the pests or diseases that may be encouraged by unusual weather - these can wipe out a harvest. Farmers use their knowledge of weather to know when to plant and harvest their crops, when to move animals from high to low pasture, and even in their choice of what to grow or raise. This can mean the difference between success or failure, profit or loss.