Pay is good, but not for what we do. - Air Traffic Control Specialist FAA Employee Review

3.0
6 Jun 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is good by many standards, good pension at the end, good insurance.

Cons

Terrible work hours, terrible manning, some places have mandatory 6 day work weeks, little opportunity for promotion, very political. No flight benefits or discounts. Union does a poor job negotiating for it's employees.

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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
Recommend
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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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