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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
If money is your #1 motivator, you will likely make more in ATC at a high level facility for sure; but looking at the number of former ATC’ers we have it must work out well for some.
Money is a motivator, not my #1 motivator, family and QOL are at the top of my food chain.
There are many more busy ATC facilities (ATC 10, 11, and 12) than FSDO’s, so many more opportunities to live in a part of the country by choice and not just the demands of the job.
Busy facilities are staffed 24/7, shift work offers days off in the middle of the week or ample opportunities to swap a shift to make PTA meetings or the kid’s sporting events...
Early retirement is available at 20 years and age 50, or 25 years and any age for ATC’rs, with mandatory retirement at age 56 it offers plenty of time for a 121 career and “vested” Airline retirement travel benefits... Not sure, but I thought for GS types, you had to be at least 57 and a half to be pension eligible?
The OP is in an enviable position, plan well now, retire well later