Trump tells air traffic controllers
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Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that the median salary for an air traffic controller in 2024 was $144,580 per year, equating to approximately $69 per hour. This is significantly higher than the median salary for all jobs across the US, which is currently around $46,300.
Utah State University, Utah's only institution offering a minor in air traffic control, hopes to alleviate the US Federal Aviation Administration's shortage in air traffic controllers.
As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air traffic controllers existed.More than 13,000 air ...