The U.S. needs air traffic controllers, and it’s turning to gamers for help
Perhaps all those hours spent playing Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, or StarCraft II could finally prove useful outside your gaming setup. Department of Transportation has been recruiting gamers to become air traffic controllers, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the unusual approach is already helping the Federal Aviation Administration make progress toward its hiring target. The FAA says its gamer recruitment push is working The campaign kicked off in April, targeting young gamers who may already have some of the skills required to become successful air traffic controllers.
- ▪Perhaps all those hours spent playing Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, or StarCraft II could finally prove useful outside your gaming setup.
- ▪Department of Transportation has been recruiting gamers to become air traffic controllers, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the unusual approach is already helping the Federal Aviation Administration make progress toward its hir
- ▪The FAA says its gamer recruitment push is working The campaign kicked off in April, targeting young gamers who may already have some of the skills required to become successful air traffic controllers.
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:09:42 +0000 |
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Perhaps all those hours spent playing Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, or StarCraft II could finally prove useful outside your gaming setup. The U.S. Department of Transportation has been recruiting gamers to become air traffic controllers, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the unusual approach is already helping the Federal Aviation Administration make progress toward its hiring target. The FAA says its gamer recruitment push is working The campaign kicked off in April, targeting young gamers who may already have some of the skills required to become successful air traffic controllers. At the time, Duffy said the gaming focus offered a way to reach a growing number of young adults who already possess many of the “hard skills” needed for the job.
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