Basic Qualifications
To be considered for employment with the FAA, AT-CTI graduates must:
- Be a United States citizen at the time of application for AT-SAT test battery.
- Achieve a passing score (70 or above) on the AT-SAT test battery.
- Not have reached their 31st birthday when entering on duty in an FAA terminal or en route facility.
- Meet FAA medical, security, and suitability requirements.
- Successfully complete an interview to determine whether the candidate possesses the necessary personal characteristics and the ability to clearly speak English.
- Successfully complete the FAA approved AT-CTI Program including:
- a.) Receipt of a degree from a FAA approved AT-CTI school, in an aviation-related field, that includes the teaching objectives required by the FAA
- b.) Receipt of an institutional recommendation for employment from an authorized school official.
Employment for Graduates
Selected candidates will be hired as Air Traffic Control Specialists in the Terminal or En Route option at the FG-2152-01 level. The appointment will be full time temporary, not to exceed 13 months. They will earn annual and sick lease and be eligible for other federal benefits.
En Route & Oceanic Services, ATO-E and Terminal Services, ATO-E establish the hiring requirements and are responsible for selection and placement.
The candidates are required to attend training at the FAA Academy located at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- They will be responsible for paying their own lodging and other expenses.
- The FAA will pay for the cost of travel to and from Oklahoma.
AmH-300 is responsible for initiating the employment process.
- Candidate interviews will be coordinated by the AMH-300, in conjunction with ATO-E and ATO-T.
Security clearances are imitated with the tentative offer of employment.
- The regional Security Division will administer security adjudications for AT-CTI candidates.
- Suitability adjudications will be made in accordance with applicable agency guidance.
Candidates must pass an Air Traffic Control Specialist medical examination prior to employment.
- Additional information can be found in FAA Order 8500.2, FAA Job Required Medical Examinations/Drug Screens.
- Medical clearances are initiated with the tentative offer of employment
Additional information can be found in FAA Order 8500.2, FAA Job Required Medical Examinations/Drug Screenings
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