The FAA and Department of Transportation have been desperate to hire new air traffic controllers. Who said that people who spend all day playing computer games have no discernible skills? https://t.co/tWnTSt2C3C — Douglass Mackey (@douglassmackey) August 10, 2026So the FAA put together an accelerated program to recruit gamers for the job, which can pay pretty well after a few years. $155,000 a year, in fact, which to me seems to be a good deal for all concerned. Keeping them safe and separate is a big job, and the FAA is hiring 2,000 new controllers from this recruitment drive.