Overall pretty good career - Air Traffic Control Specialist FAA Employee Review

4.0
8 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Get all of the perks of federal employment plus a quality pension.

Cons

The agency is understaffed and backfilling for the shortage with quite a bit of mandatory overtime. Additionally, the standard for CPC qualifications seems to have been lowered. The high standard, pride and dignity in the On The Job Training process has declined and it’s noticeable in the newer wave of generational controllers. Sadly, with us being in the aviation safety profession, this compromise could be detrimental to the NAS, National Air Space.

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5.0
4 Mar 2026
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Pros

Usually very lenient and peaceful. People are great

Cons

They are very strict on certain areas. There are some managers who have power trips

5.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

Diverse technical problems, good work life balance, ability to move around

Cons

Sometimes slow paced sometimes extremely fast paced, slow learning curve

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