cyndaquil
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Hell yeah they can make 6 figures
Anyone looking to make 150k+ a year? Got the perfect career for you (Hiring in May)
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This the type of shyt I love to read! 
UpAndComing
Veteran
Damn, did not know that. Never crossed my mind
Do they get that type of income by sheer volume of doing like a whole lot of flights per week by not taking alot of days off?
cyndaquil
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But you neg me for my thread...This the type of shyt I love to read!
Don't worry brotha I will make a thread you would like to read one day
U posted yt crybaby loser babbleBut you neg me for my thread...
Don't worry brotha I will make a thread you would like to read one day
cyndaquil
Lv 100 Bold natured
I posted a relevant social issue. The discussion may be a little past your time sir but I will find a way to bring the over 40 Gen X demographic into discussions in the futureU posted yt crybaby loser babble
Not for me but I love these kind of threads
Moose_Greyjoy
I DO Not Sow
Wonder why 31 is the cut off
Sure gramps go take ya medsI posted a relevant social issue. The discussion may be a little past your time sir but I will find a way to bring the over 40 Gen X demographic into discussions in the future
That's a good question. Maybe it's because young people are smarter and have quicker thoughts and realizations. Older people have the experience, but physically and mentally you start to decline at around that age. I work for a big tech company that specifically hires young people because the CEO thinks they are smarter. I'm 40 and I'm the oldest person on my team.
RareHunter
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WTFisWallace?
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The stress part is over exaggerated, especially depending on your personality type.Air traffic controller is one of the most stressful jobs in the world. If you fukk up people die.
Like @jaydawg08 said, most stressful parts of the job are 1) last few days of academy where it’s pass…or fail and go home essentially. 2) during training (which can last from a year to about 3.5 years depending on several factors)
I say depending on your personality…cause, yea, if you hate criticism, owning up to your mistakes, and generally dislike not being ‘good’ at something…the training portion of the job when you don’t know shyt and your trainer is correcting/critiquing you…might be more stressful for you than others.
But once you’re done with training (and good), job isn’t really that stressful.
For the most part it’s due to the retirement system. Air Traffic Controllers are not allowed to work traffic past the age of 56. You’re either forced to retire or have to move into another position like management, staff support, quality control, etc.
ATC can retire with 20 years of ‘good’ time…or 25 years. 31+25=56.
WTFisWallace?
All Star
The academy is in OKC. You’ll spend 3-4 months. Last day of the academy they’ll give you a list for you and your classmates who passed to pick from.
There are facilities all over the nation (including Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska), however the list you get to pick from will just be the ones where they need more staffing.
So your list to pick from could look like…Miami, D.C, Oakland, Houston, Seattle…..
Or it could look like Alaska, Lubbock, Roswell, Abilene, Midland (small Texas towns).
the bossman
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thecoli is amazing. between threads like this and the 1000 page+ IT thread, a young breh who's still not sure what he wants to do can find some life changing info here
WTFisWallace?
All Star
Some of the drawbacks of the job are:
- the relocation factor, if you get a city you like off rip…cool. If not, it’s not always easy to transfer out.
I’ve seen people resign before they even start the “real” training due to being homesick.
- time off: you get about 3 or so weeks of vacation every year… but you bid your time off in Fall for the following year. As an example: in October 2023…I gotta pick all the days off I want for 2024. So you gotta plan way in advance, if you trying to do family trips or link ups. It’s not likely, damn near impossible to get approved vacation days 1 week, 1 month, 3 months from now. Some people just use sick leave for last minute trips and what not.
- actual ‘random’ drug tests
There are a lot of pros but main ones are: 1) after you’re certified, you don’t take ‘work’ home with you. 2) the pay: if you get en Route….depending on how your training goes, you can be making 160k+ in two years or under. If you really an OT fiend, you could probably bring home 10-12k a month.
The raises go something like 42k out of the academy…and as you get your certifications….55k —> 75k —> 98k —> 125k+ (base) once fully certified.
- the relocation factor, if you get a city you like off rip…cool. If not, it’s not always easy to transfer out.
I’ve seen people resign before they even start the “real” training due to being homesick.
- time off: you get about 3 or so weeks of vacation every year… but you bid your time off in Fall for the following year. As an example: in October 2023…I gotta pick all the days off I want for 2024. So you gotta plan way in advance, if you trying to do family trips or link ups. It’s not likely, damn near impossible to get approved vacation days 1 week, 1 month, 3 months from now. Some people just use sick leave for last minute trips and what not.
- actual ‘random’ drug tests
There are a lot of pros but main ones are: 1) after you’re certified, you don’t take ‘work’ home with you. 2) the pay: if you get en Route….depending on how your training goes, you can be making 160k+ in two years or under. If you really an OT fiend, you could probably bring home 10-12k a month.
The raises go something like 42k out of the academy…and as you get your certifications….55k —> 75k —> 98k —> 125k+ (base) once fully certified.
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