The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for a few good gamers to hire as air traffic controllers.
In a new ad campaign, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is explicitly calling for gamers to apply for jobs in air traffic control when its hiring window opens next week.
The Xbox one logo appears at the start of the video before dissolving into a montage that cuts between images of men playing various online computer games and people, including women, in air traffic control towers looking at their own computers.
“You’ve been training for this,” the ad says.
The ad also highlights the salary on offer to controllers, saying it is $155,000 (£115,000) after three years of work.
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— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) April 10, 2026
YOU can be the future of air traffic control
It’s not a GAME, its a CAREER
Applications open April 17th at Midnight @FAANews pic.twitter.com/JVpgCIeF58
Whoever came up with the ad campaign should get a bonus. The recruitment effort resulted in over 6,000 applications for these positions.
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