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US Department of War
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (TERMINAL)
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What they do
A Transportation Traffic Controller monitors vehicle movement at airports, seaports, rail yards and stations, and large distribution centers. Monitors the takeoff and landing routes and schedules for airplanes at a commercial airport or military airbase. Coordinates the movement of large merchant vessels or cruise ships in and out of port.
$107,104 / year median in Florida
+1% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary Air Traffic Controller The primary purpose of this position is to provide air traffic control (ATC) services to military and civilian aircraft operating in a radar environment using instrument flight rules (IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR) providing for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic. Also provides non-radar approach control services in allocated airspace, in the event of radar outages. The employee is required to be a dual-certified air traffic controller in both the Air Traffic Control Tower and Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) facilities.