Air traffic controllers help in progress and maintain orderly and safe air traffic flow in the air traffic worldwide control system. The air traffic controller position is one which calls for highly specialized expertise. This air traffic controller job description would help you to understand the requirements for getting into their field of work.
Air Traffic Controller Responsibilities
- Coordinate the movements of aircraft in the air and at airports to avoid accidents and delays.
- Work in teams and track planes by using radar and visual observations.
- Keep weather into consideration like wind velocity and its direction, the size, number, and speed of all aircraft in the area.
- Report to Higher officials
Air Traffic Controller Qualification
Education:
Applicants must pass physical examinations, criminal checks, and drugs screening. Applicants may also be required to give aptitude test for the job. Applicants must work well under pressure and should be under thirty-one years of age.
Air traffic controllers qualify due to their military experience or four years of college in aviation administration or three years of work experience in aviation department; or a both college and experience. Fourteen colleges give FAA-approved degrees in aviation which emphasis on air traffic control. Experience would include work as pilot, Air dispatch operators and aircraft navigator.
Skills required for Air Traffic Controller:
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Good communication skills
- Mathematical skills
- Technical knowledge
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management skills.
- Creative skills
- Computer skills.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Handle pressure.
Air Traffic Controller Job Prospects
Salaries depend on the location and type of the airport as in a large international airport it will have different classification of salaries and work. The Year 2004 the average salary for air traffic controllers was $102,030. Experienced and trained controllers earned $159,210 per year.
