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The FAA Wants To Recruit Gamers For Careers In Air Traffic Control (www.gamespot.com)

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Do video game players make ideal recruits to be air traffic controllers? The FAA is targeting gamers directly in its new hiring push.

The Federal Aviation Administration is officially recruiting video game players to be part of the next generation of air traffic controllers. Part of that push has been accompanied by a new ad campaign aimed at gamers that uses video game footage and Xbox sound effects to make the pitch that players can earn a six-figure salary by applying their in-game skills to the real world.

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[-] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago

Idea: atc roguelike, the highest setting is the U.S. where you randomly don’t get paid sometimes

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

You also have to work 2-3 positions at the same time, without the required equipment to accurately monitor the location of planes, with faulty alarms going off multiple times per day, and you get blamed if you lose concentration for a second at the wrong moment.

this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2026

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