FAA Wants Gamers To Apply For Air Traffic Control Jobs

Gamers who are looking to unlock a new achievement in real life and level up their salary are being encouraged to apply to become an air traffic controller when the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration open up its annual hiring window at 12:00 a.m. midnight on April 17. The FAA emphasizes that no college degree is required, with the average salary after three years on the job hovering around $155,000 per year. No word yet on how the FAA's effort to modernize its systems running on Windows 95 and floppy disks is working out.

As part of the recruitment push aimed at gamers, the FAA posted a 1min10sec video on YouTube that begins with an Xbox One logo, then transitions into a montage of scenes that bounce between gaming and air traffic control clips. Here's the full video...

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