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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety. | Issue landing and take-off authorizations or instructions. | |||
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Monitor or direct the movement of aircraft within an assigned air space or on the ground at airports to minimize delays and maximize safety. | ||||
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Monitor aircraft within a specific airspace, using radar, computer equipment, or visual references. | ||||
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Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems. | ||||
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Provide flight path changes or directions to emergency landing fields for pilots traveling in bad weather or in emergency situations. | ||||
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Alert airport emergency services in cases of emergency or when aircraft are experiencing difficulties. | ||||
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Direct pilots to runways when space is available or direct them to maintain a traffic pattern until there is space for them to land. | ||||
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Transfer control of departing flights to traffic control centers and accept control of arriving flights. | ||||
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Direct ground traffic, including taxiing aircraft, maintenance or baggage vehicles, or airport workers. | ||||
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Determine the timing or procedures for flight vector changes. | ||||
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Maintain radio or telephone contact with adjacent control towers, terminal control units, or other area control centers to coordinate aircraft movement. | ||||
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Contact pilots by radio to provide meteorological, navigational, or other information. | ||||
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Initiate or coordinate searches for missing aircraft. | ||||
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Check conditions and traffic at different altitudes in response to pilots' requests for altitude changes. | ||||
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Relay air traffic information, such as courses, altitudes, or expected arrival times, to control centers. | ||||
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Compile information about flights from flight plans, pilot reports, radar, or observations. | ||||
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Inspect, adjust, or control radio equipment or airport lights. | ||||
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Conduct pre-flight briefings on weather conditions, suggested routes, altitudes, indications of turbulence, or other flight safety information. | ||||
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Analyze factors such as weather reports, fuel requirements, or maps to determine air routes. | ||||
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Organize flight plans or traffic management plans to prepare for planes about to enter assigned airspace. | ||||
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Review records or reports for clarity and completeness and maintain records or reports as required under federal law. | ||||
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Complete daily activity reports and keep records of messages from aircraft. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Airplane Dispatchers and Air Traffic Controllers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Advanced technologies and oceanic procedures ATOP | Expert system software | |||
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Automated radar terminal systems ARTS | Expert system software | |||
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Center TRACON automation systems CTAS | Expert system software | |||
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Direct-To Tool software | Flight control software | |||
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En route descent advisor EDA | Flight control software | |||
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Expedite departure path EDP software | Flight control software | |||
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Final approach spacing tool FAST software | Flight control software | |||
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Flight simulation software | Flight control software | |||
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Multi-center traffic management advisor McTMA software | Flight control software | |||
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Traffic management advisor TMA software | Flight control software | |||
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Air route surveillance radar ARSR systems | Radarbased surveillance systems | |||
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Airport surface detection equipment ASDE systems | Radarbased surveillance systems | |||
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Airport surveillance radar ASR systems | Radarbased surveillance systems | |||
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Area navigation RNAV systems | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Automatic direction finder ADF radio systems | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Binoculars | Binoculars | |||
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Controller pilot datalink communication CPDC systems | Aircraft communication systems | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Differential global positioning system DGPS surveillance systems | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Digital airport surveillance radar DASR systems | Radarbased surveillance systems | |||
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Distance measuring equipment DME | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Flight simulators | Aircraft flight simulators or trainers | |||
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Frequency modulation FM two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Global positioning system GPS surveillance systems | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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High frequency HF radio communications systems | Aircraft communication systems | |||
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Local area augmentation systems LAAS | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Long range navigation systems LRNS | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Mainframe computers | Mainframe computers | |||
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Microwave landing systems MLS | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Mode S radar systems | Radarbased surveillance systems | |||
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Nondirectional radio beacon markers | Aircraft navigation beacons | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Precision runway monitor PRM | Radarbased surveillance systems | |||
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Standard terminal automation replacement systems STARS | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Transponder landing systems TLS | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems | Aircraft communication systems | |||
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Very high frequency VHF radio communication systems | Aircraft communication systems | |||
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Wide area augmentation systems WAAS | Aircraft guidance systems | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Related Work Experience | None | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Air Route Controller | |||
Air Route Traffic Controller | |||
Air Traffic Control Operator | |||
Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) | |||
Air Traffic Controller | |||
Air Traffic Controller (Enroute Option) | |||
Air Traffic Controller (Tower Option) | |||
Air Traffic Coordinator | |||
Air Traffic Supervisor | |||
Aircraft Communicator | |||
Airline Dispatcher | |||
Airport Tower Controller | |||
Airport Traffic Controller | |||
Airway Controller | |||
Airway Traffic Controller | |||
Airways Control Specialist | |||
Airways Operations Specialist | |||
Certified Professional Controller (CPC) | |||
Chief Controller | |||
Communications Operator | |||
Communicator | |||
Control Tower Operator | |||
Dispatcher | |||
Enroute Controller | |||
Flight Communications Officer | |||
Flight Control Specialist | |||
Flight Dispatcher | |||
Flight Radio Officer | |||
Flight Radio Operator | |||
Flight Service Specialist | |||
Flight Tower Dispatcher | |||
Ground Control Approach Technician (GCA Technician) | |||
Signal Tower Operator | |||
Station Air Traffic Control Specialist | |||
Tower Air Traffic Control Specialist | |||
Tower Control Operator | |||
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