Series 2152

Air Traffic Control

Air traffic controllers who keep aircraft safely separated and give pilots flight information. Most jobs are with the Federal Aviation Administration and require specialized training.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

2100 Transportation Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 1,177
Open now: 54
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+52%)
Demand score: 93/100
Remote opportunity score: 11/100
Veteran opportunity score: 16/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-10 to GS-12

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 96% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$124,457 to $165,014 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 7%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 93%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 11%
Telework eligible (open now): 11%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Transportation (956)
Department of the Air Force (144)
Department of the Army (59)
Department of the Navy (16)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (2)

Top states

California (142)
Texas (85)
Virginia (72)
Florida (66)
Colorado (49)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in August and March and are lowest in November.

Typical postings for series 2152 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	15% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	9% below average
July	About average
August	17% above average
September	5% above average
October	About average
November	20% below average
December	About average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 2152 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	1,132
FY 2019	1,153
FY 2020	1,206
FY 2021	1,030
FY 2022	1,219
FY 2023	1,124
FY 2024	1,038
FY 2025	810
FY 2026	1,028

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 2152 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	105
Jan 2026	95
Feb 2026	80
Mar 2026	100
Apr 2026	97
May 2026	89
Jun 2026	91
Jul 2026	77
Aug 2026	149
Sep 2026	117
Oct 2026	124
Nov 2026 (month to date)	53

2101 Transportation Specialist 971 postings in 12 months
2102 Transportation Clerk and Assistant 689 postings in 12 months
2181 Aircraft Operation 372 postings in 12 months
2150 Transportation Operations 371 postings in 12 months
2151 Dispatching 342 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.