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They currently work for (FAA) or Federal Aviation Administration . Used to there was no such thing as the FAA so there were not as many regulations on where they had to work.
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Only needed a high school diploma
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They would make 520-1000 and 4k-13k a year during the 70's and late 90's.
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2 years of college or technical training.
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47-162k a year.
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Work in air traffic control towers at airports or radar centers
Work in office-like environments surrounded by state-of-the-art aircraft-tracking and communications equipment
Usually work 9 hours a day for 5 days and then have 4 days off
The work is often complex and fast-paced, and can be stressful