How much do storm chasers make?
How much do storm chasers make? Well, the short answer is usually "Not much". The answer varies depending on the storm chaser him/herself. The becomeopedia article was right about how they usually make their money selling photos and videos. Some storm chasers, like in the TV series Storm Chasers, make most of their money by different means, such as airing TV shows or giving storm chaser tours. However, on average, a storm chaser makes about 5,500. Matt Ver Steegs' article on the salary of storm chasers goes into more of a detailed account of how much they make. He argues that you are pretty much spending more than you make. You can find the article here. Matt says that you make about $5,500, but spend almost $14,000. A loss of about 8,500! Considering the other expenses you will have to make outside of storm chasing, chances are that you probably shouldn't get the job unless you are ready to put SERIOUS effort into the job.
How much jobs are out there for storm chasers?
Again, the short answer for storm chasing is "Not that much". Storm chasing isn't technically a official job, so the number might be low. As of 2010, there were around 100 in the US totally dedicated to the job, according to Roger Edwards and Tim Vasquez's short FAQ. Not that many, to be honest. Considering the millions inside the United States. There are many who do this more as a hobby, but only 100 actually take it to the extreme. That means one out of 3,139,000 people are a true storm chaser! Again, not that much.