2026年8月11日 / 美国东部时间下午4:55 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
电子游戏玩家正供不应求，他们将协助监管美国空域。
美国交通部长肖恩·达菲在近期的社交媒体帖子中表示，联邦政府招募游戏玩家担任空中交通管制员的招聘活动，对美国联邦航空管理局来说堪称“改变游戏规则的举措”。
据交通部透露，联邦航空管理局已聘用超过2000名游戏玩家接受空中交通管制员培训，完成了94%的招聘目标。达菲补充说，另有2000多名候选人处于招聘流程中。
为什么是游戏玩家？
达菲在今年4月宣布这项计划时就坦言，交通部需要扩大招聘范围，以吸引潜在的空中交通管制员。
“他们玩游戏时所做的大量工作……和他们在空中指挥交通时的工作如出一辙，”达菲周二在新泽西州纽瓦克自由国际机场接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻高级交通记者克里斯·范·克利夫采访时表示。
达菲还补充说，许多现任培训学员最初都是游戏玩家。目前的管制员中，仅有约25%拥有传统的大学学历，而前任管制员指出，游戏所需的诸多技能与空中交通管制员的工作技能高度重合，比如快速思考、保持专注，以及在每日引导超过8万架航班抵达目的地的同时，统筹处理多渠道信息。
管制员薪资如何？
2024年是可获取联邦数据的最新年份，当年空中交通管制员的年薪中位数为144580美元。不过薪资差异巨大，取决于管制员的工作经验和工作地点。航空专家表示，在小型机场任职的经验较少的管制员，平均年薪接近6万美元。
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美国政府问责局去年12月发布的一份报告指出，空中交通管制员存在严重短缺问题，并警告这可能导致更多航班延误或取消。
去年年底的政府停摆也导致一些从业者放弃了这个职业，因为根据法律被列为必要岗位的管制员被迫无偿工作。
在有资格参加位于俄克拉荷马州俄克拉荷马城的联邦航空管理局空中交通管制学院的培训之前，求职者必须经过严格的申请流程。成为管制员的标准之一包括：拥有美国公民身份、年龄在31岁以下，以及通过联邦航空管理局的空中交通管制入职前考试。
有志成为管制员的人还必须通过一项考试，联邦航空管理局称该考试可预测候选人“担任空中交通管制员的资质”。考生会在一周内收到是否通过考试的通知。
从历史数据来看，仅有不到10%的申请人符合联邦航空管理局的要求，能够获得该机构培训项目的入学资格。
Play video games? You, too, could become an air traffic controller.
August 11, 2026 / 4:55 PM EDT / CBS News
Video gamers are in demand to help patrol the nation’s skies.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a recent social media post that the federal agency’s recruitment campaign to recruit gamers as air traffic controllers has been a “game changer” for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA hired more than 2,000 video gamers to train as air traffic controllers, meeting 94% of its hiring goal, according to the Transportation Department. Another 2,000-plus candidates are in the hiring pipeline, Duffy added.
Why video gamers?
When Duffy announced the initiative in April, he acknowledged that the Transportation Department needed to extend its reach to recruit prospective air traffic controllers.
“A lot of what they do playing games … is what they do … controlling traffic in the air,” Duffy told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave in an interview on Tuesday at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.
Duffy added that many current trainees started out as gamers. Only about 25% of controllers hold a traditional college degree, while former controllers note that gaming requires many of the same skills that air traffic controllers use on the job, such as thinking quickly, staying focused and managing multiple sources of information as they guide more than 80,000 flights to their destinations daily.
How much do controllers earn?
In 2024, the most recent year for which federal data is available, the median annual wage for air traffic controllers was $144,580. But pay varies widely depending on a controller’s experience and where they work. Less experienced controllers at smaller airports earn close to $60,000 a year on average, according to aviation experts.
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A December report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office pointed to a major shortage of air traffic controllers, warning that it could lead to more flight delays or cancellations.
A government shutdown late last year also turned some workers away from the profession, as controllers — who under the law are considered essential personnel — were forced to work without pay.
Before someone qualifies to train at the FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, job candidates must undergo a rigorous application process. Among the criteria to become a controller are to hold U.S. citizenship, be under the age of 31 and pass the FAA air traffic pre-employment tests.
Aspiring controllers must also pass an exam that the FAA says predicts candidates’ “aptitude to be an air traffic controller.” Within a week, they are notified if they have passed.
Historically, fewer than 10% of applicants met the FAA’s requirements to work as an air traffic controller and gain admission to the agency’s training program.
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