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Reference Information: Air Traffic Controllers
- Article from:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
- Author:
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Significant Points
* Nearly all air traffic controllers are employed by the Federal Aviation Administration, part of the Federal Government.
* Large numbers of air traffic controllers will be eligible to retire over the next decade, potentially creating many job openings.
* Aircraft controllers earn relatively high pay and have good benefits.
Nature of the Work
The air traffic control system is a vast network of people and equipment that ensures the safe operation of commercial and private aircraft. Air traffic controllers coordinate the movement of air traffic to make certain that planes stay a safe distance apart. Their immediate concern is safety, but controllers also ...