Another Plane Crash

takes years after you complete the school work and pass all the screening tests to get accepted to an old school "academy" that you have to move to Oklahoma to attend and then can get sent to a station anywhere for a salary equivalent to an apprentice electrician or less.

and they want to blame the shortage on dei..smdh

Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer

After completing training at the FAA Academy, trainees are placed in a radar facility or air traffic tower, which can be anywhere in the US. Employees should expect to work day, evening and night shifts, along with weekends and holidays, depending on assigned schedules, the FAA states on its site.

After all the training, entry-level positions still only pay $35,000 to $45,000 per year, and although experienced ATCs make six figures, it typically takes years to reach top-end earnings.

One prominent air traffic controller source who spoke to The Post claimed training at the national academy, based in Oklahoma, is inadequate.
They pointed out the academy has not yet adopted “automated grading” and instructors therefore pick and choose who can and can’t become an ATC.
“The academy is flawed because it is not teaching everything that is needed to become an ATC and it’s subjective to the opinion of an instructor who thinks you can or can’t do the job,” they said.