Modeled career paths · Air traffic control

Where does a Air Traffic Controller go next?

What employers are asking a Air Traffic Controller for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Controller+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Air Traffic Controller go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Operations Supervisor, ATC+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Air Traffic Controller go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Airport Operations Manager-23% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Airport Operations Supervisor. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Air Traffic Manager+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Controller. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Airport Operations Supervisor-40% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Air Traffic Controller go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Locomotive Engineer-36% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Air Traffic Controller go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.