US hires over 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the recruiting push has filled 94% of the hiring goal and sent 2,000 more candidates to the academy.
- On Sunday, Aug. 9, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Aviation Administration has hired more than 2,000 new air traffic controllers, achieving 94% of the agency's annual hiring goal.
- The Department launched a recruitment campaign in April targeting gamers, seeking young adults with transferable skills including "demonstrated high cognitive functions," "multitasking," and "strategy and problem-solving."
- Within 24 hours of the program's April launch, the agency received over 12,000 applications, with successful candidates reaching the Academy faster than any previous class, Secretary Duffy said.
- Calling the initiative a "game changer," Secretary Duffy stated the agency is "building the strongest, sharpest workforce in aviation history" through this streamlined hiring process.
- This aggressive recruitment addresses Federal Aviation Administration workforce challenges, including last year's government shutdown that forced staff to work without pay for several days.
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The Federal Aviation Administration uses advertisements with references to games such as Fortnite to attract young people with spatial vision, concentration, decision-making agility and multitasking capacity
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