From E-Sports to air traffic control: Why the FAA’s gamer push resonates at UNCG

Years spent mastering video games could help some players unlock an unexpected career path. The Federal Aviation ...
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The FAA is offering gamers $155,000 to help solve America's air traffic controller crisis — here’s why their skills are so desirable

If they've told you for years to put down the controller and do something productive, the federal government has an offer for you — and a $155,000 salary attached to it. The U.S. Department of ...
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Gamers as air traffic controllers? That’s the career pitch

Parents have long worried that video gaming corrupts their kids’ brains. Now the U.S. government is proclaiming that all is not lost, and that in fact a lucrative career path awaits as an air traffic ...
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The FAA wants gamers to become air traffic controllers – here’s what the job pays

Amid a national shortage of air traffic controllers, the United States’ Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have launched a campaign targeting video gamers to ...
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FAA Wants Gamers To Apply For Air Traffic Control Jobs

Gamers who are looking to unlock a new achievement in real life and level up their salary are being encouraged to apply to become an air traffic controller when the U.S. Federal Aviation ...
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FAA wants video game players to be the next generation of air traffic controllers

The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers.On April 17, the FAA will start accepting applications to ...
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FAA looks to unconventional source for new air traffic controllers: Gamers

Kevin Carter/Getty Images, FILE - PHOTO: In this Jan. 27, 2026, file photo, an American Eagle SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175LR airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport with the air traffic ...
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From the basement to the tower: FAA recruits gamers to be air traffic controllers

An ad aimed at recruiting gamers to be air traffic controllers asks, "Are you up for the challenge? You've been training for this." Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Transportation The FAA, pushing to ...