BustedS13

i'm thinking seriously about this career. has anybody else considered it, or is anyone actually an air traffic controller?

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Matej

Ah, to live the life of an air traffic controller.

j6250

What are your reasons for considering this? Enlighten us with some fun facts

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shade

They make good money as far as I know.

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BustedS13

i said an air trafic controller, not a gay air traffic controller

my current job is vaguely related to the air travel industry and air traffic controllers make excellent pay.

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Brian

I remember this movie called AIRPLANE.

Go for it.
So cool.

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BustedS13

i wonder what it pays to tell people which zones are for loading and unloading only

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EDacIouSX

i hear air traffic controllers see some crazy stuff frying around up there. prory ariens

1slowS13

its the highest paying job you can get without a degree.

BustedS13

Nah, that's not true. I'm sure stock brokers and some salesmen would make much more. Maybe salary, though, after training

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ixfxi

on a much, MUCH brighter note... who's the bitch in your avatar?? love those milk duds

Grenade180sx

join the service and get all your training and travel for free. but its like in the top ten list of most stressful jobs.............................................. .... and suicides

BustedS13

you get paid training anyway
the next public announcement is the week of july 6th and i'll be applying, apparently it's like a year-long process just to get hired anyway
eeeek

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tricky_ab

Don't you have to take the AT-SAT? Seriously it is one of the best paying jobs without requiring a college degree.

I heard that air traffic controllers have the highest levels of stress and cancer among workers.

lewisfk

civilian or military? if militARY JOIN THE AIR FORCE!! I

BustedS13

you take it after you apply
hope i don't get cancer brah

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A&M Boy

not an atc, but a pilot. If you plan on going this route please go into 100%. Last thing I need is a some idiot flying into me or me into him. Also depending on what type of airspace(B,C or D) your work load will vary. I work at an airport fueling planes all day and the controllers will come watch tv or shoot the shit with us on their breaks and they're pretty cool folks.

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unlegendary

the news media won't tell you how many people die at landing zones .

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spoolandslide

Somewhere I heard that being an Air Traffic Controller was like one of the most (if not the most) stressful jobs you could get.

If you do choose to do this, just don't kill yourself man, because sometimes you say funny things

Matej

Hope they don't make you go to church.

Bubbles

Don't church me brah.

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flip3d

peptic ulcers sound painful.

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BustedS13

yeah. they wanted church every sunday where i'd take snapz, and the pay advertised was fakin'
churches be scammin'. might as well push some tin or whatevur

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BustedS13

update:

08/13/2009 03:17:51 PM (Central Time): You have been authorized to take the AT-SAT test for announcement AAC-AMH-09-PUBNAT8-12162. You will be contacted within a few weeks to schedule the test. If you have questions about the process, please call Aviation Careers Division at 405-954-4657.


they're saying the testing will be scheduled for October. guess i have an excuse to go to Chicago

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winter

how much we talking here?

Silverbullet

On
Key word is "SOME". On just about all articles about highest paid jobs w/out a degree, air traffic controller is the highest. Salaries vary, but they are always well over 60k a year on avg.

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BustedS13

here's a pay description.
2009 ATC Pay Bands / Locality Rates / Facility Levels - Jetcareers

i believe base pay including training in OKC is 33.7k, and it goes up from there. if i were to be hired on for tower in STL, i'd start at something like 42k and work up from there.

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heavenboundkevin

i fly, and the constant situational awareness you need to have is daunting. holy crap, when im up radio 1 or 2 listening to about 5 different aircraft trying to get clearances to fly this direction, or land here, i couldnt imagine the headache the Air traffic controller on the other end is getting.

you do realize you have peoples lives in your hands right? if theres a couple different aircraft flying through clouds, cant see litereally 1 foot outside the cockpit, and you make a wrong judgement, and tell 2 aircraft to stay at the same altitude, youre the one risking the head on collision. (sorry for run on sentence)

although, i know a coulple different guys with about 3000 flight hrs each, and they never said they had a dumb ass air traffic controller, so it must not be too crazy.

good luck though..

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driftking561

Im an Air Traffic Controller for the United States Marine Corps. Its not that hard however, with the massive amounts of aircrafts that come in and out my airspace require constant studying. It requires a lot of coordination as there is at least 5 different things goin on at 1 time. The FAA isnt really hiring right now anyway

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BAMP

finally took the AT-SAT this morning in Indy, just got back
i feel i did pretty good, i'll probably get my score on monday.
also my acura gets remarkable fuel economy at triple digit cruise speeds

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