KyberCrystal

Yes. The last 2 new hires in my office came in at 12.5. One had been a check airman and the other had been an APD. If you're going in to an air carrier office you will come in at either an 11.5 or 12.5. If you have have check airman, APD, instructor, chief pilot or DO experience you will come in at a 12.5.

Armyguy

thanks I actually sat down and looked it up. I wonder if military experience would count towards 12/5 payscale.

If brought in at a 11/5, what is the pay progression? 11/6, or 12/1? This probably has been answered in previous past but man, there sure are a lot of posts to this thread to go thru.

Appears most ASI's are GS-13 after a year or so. If so, should I just look at the GS-13/1.2.3.4 payscale to get an idea of pay 5 years in? I have a friend in the FAA who bugs me about being an ASI but I dont even want to show any interest and ask him any questions to just diss him and hurt his feeling because the pay is too low. Thanks

PerfInit

Gubment pay has always lagged industry. But one must look at the big picture.
Total Package of Pay, Benefits, Medical, Retirement and Quality of Life (difficult to put an exact price/value on).

It is definitely reasonable to assume that one can enter at GS-12, and get promoted to GS-13 within a year.
Then GS-14 after appx. two years or more (GS-14 very competitive and less number of positions). YMMV.

KyberCrystal

During the application process you'll fill out a questionnaire. Your answers are scored and that's how they determine your entry level. It's been too long since I answered the questions to remember if there were questions about military experience.

Your military benefits will be calculated in to your benefits. We have people who start day 1 accumulating leave at a high rate because of years of service with the military. Things like that.

You have to wait 52 weeks before being promoted to the next pay level. If you came in at a 11.5 then you'd go to a 12.1 after 52 weeks. After 52 more weeks you'd go to a 13.1.

You won't get rich being an ASI with the FAA. You'll be comfortable with great benefits. Lifestyle is the number one reason for coming here. Flexible schedule, weekends and holidays off, home 99% of nights, no junior manning or extensions, no being stuck with a crazy crew members for 5 days, no displacements. Money or lifestyle, choose your weapon.

apex7

Are you guys still working remotely for the most part? I see postings some are saying remote. Is that something that will be done for the foreseeable future?

KyberCrystal

Telework means you're working from home. Nearly all inspectors are on a telework plan. Right now you have to work in the office a few times per pay period. The rest of the time you work from home and you do work when you're home. We've got all the tools to keep working and be productive from home. If you have to go to an operator for an inspection or do an observation from the jumpseat, that counts as a day in the office. We will be on this type of telework for the foreseeable future.

Working remotely means something else. It's a situation where the office you work for is in one location and you live and work in another location. You still come to the office, just not the same office as everyone else in your department.

Beech02

Unless you’re going to a CMO run for the hills FSDO work is incredibly boring.

Peabody17

Totally disagree. I started off in a CMO, and while it was interesting, the FSDO has such a HUGE variety of things to see/do. Airshows, aerobatic waivers, every kind of aircraft known to man, etc., etc., etc. It was very, very busy, but no two days were ever alike.

apex7

Does anyone have a link to some information on what you actually do at this job? I realize there's a lot of different departments etc. But lets say your hired as an entry level ASI for an air carrier division. What do you do? There's job postings but its very vague and I want more information on the tasks and a day to day life. If someone can point me in the right direction or send me a DM I would appreciate that.

Beech02

All the activities you describe generate a tremendous amount of incredibly boring paperwork/data entry for the ASI, with minimal time away from your cube.
If your really into flying this is not a good gig.