November 18, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 50) • Page Image 45
…Laura Kennedy, 31, who is get- ting her Ph.D. at Texas A&M. Most meteorologists earn a relatively modest income. "You won't become the richest in the world, but it's not bad," says Biedinger of the National Weather Service. Be- ginning government salaries range from $15,500 to $18,300, not including overtime, and within three or four years in- crease to about $28,000. Em- ployees at private companies may well earn more. "If you're a good consu...…