1. Air Traffic Controller By: Travis Callaway

2. What we do • Watch and direct the movement of aircraft on the ground and in the air, using radar, computers, or visual reference's We issue landing and takeoff instruction to pilots. • Alert airport response staff, in the event of an aircraft emergency.

3. Work Environment • Air traffic controllers typically work in control towers or in office’s. • Approach/departure controllers often work in semi dark rooms, otherwise it would be hard to see screen’s that show where the planes are in the world.

4. Education and Training • Some schools offer specific programs that have 2- or 4-year degrees that are designed to prepare students for a career in air traffic control. • Courses focus on subjects that are fundamental’s to aviation. Topics include airspace clearances, reading maps, federal regulations, and other things.

5. Hours of Work/Salary • The average salary of a average air traffic controller in 2012 was 122,530. • The starting salary for new controllers undergoing training was $17,803 in 2012. • New recruits work from 6am -9pm and later if needed, and then more experienced come from 9pm – 6am.

6. Works cited • http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/air-traffic-controllers.htm • http://www.aviationexplorer.com/flight_tracker.htm • http://www.google.com/search?q=what+air+traffic+controllers+do&safe=active&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=V_NjU8aILLfKsQTciYGwAw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoBA&biw=1366&bih=667&surl=1 • http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/air-traffic-controllers.htm \