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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Air Traffic Controller Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to air-traffic management and control, usually with additional training at the FAA Flight Control Center in a cooperative education program. Includes instruction in flight control, the use of radar and electronic scanning devices, plotting of flights, radio communication, interpretation of weather conditions affecting flights, flight instrumentation used by pilots, and maintenance of flight-control center or control-tower log books.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety. Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $34,670
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 8.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,352/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,839/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,689/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,941/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,829/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,557/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $34,670

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Ohio ($103,555) in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($47,340).

Fairbanks, AK $47,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$47,265
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($32,150).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $27,960
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $32,150
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $29,050
Decatur, AL $29,590
Dothan, AL $31,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $28,630
Gadsden, AL $29,890
Huntsville, AL $28,760
Mobile, AL $30,200
Montgomery, AL $28,070
Tuscaloosa, AL $30,170
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,970
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,660
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,180
$29,718
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($33,200).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,200
Hot Springs, AR $26,480
Jonesboro, AR $31,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $30,450
Pine Bluff, AR $27,260
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,690
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,170
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,170
$29,662
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($33,250).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $30,020
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $33,250
Prescott, AZ $30,430
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,830
Tucson, AZ $32,550
Yuma, AZ $30,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $31,880
$31,401
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($127,385).

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $127,385
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,520
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $69,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,440
$103,003
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($36,500).

Danbury, CT $36,500
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $36,020
New Haven, CT $32,400
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $33,800
Waterbury, CT $34,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$34,185
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($100,905).

Jacksonville, FL $100,905
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $95,670
Panama City, FL $76,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,640
$85,017
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($35,920).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $30,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $32,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $29,350
Brunswick, GA $29,310
Columbus, GA-AL $28,900
Dalton, GA $33,150
Gainesville, GA $29,980
Hinesville, GA $35,920
Macon, GA $30,140
Rome, GA $29,870
Savannah, GA $33,610
Valdosta, GA $30,960
Warner Robins, GA $34,860
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,460
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,920
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,800
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,560
$30,815
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($40,440).

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,440
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $33,940
$37,190
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($38,390).

Cedar Rapids, IA $35,660
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $35,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $38,390
Dubuque, IA $36,830
Iowa City, IA $36,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,570
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,670
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,480
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,090
$36,485
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($36,410).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,380
Idaho Falls, ID $32,060
Lewiston, ID-WA $36,410
Pocatello, ID $30,580
Twin Falls, ID $32,450
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,450
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$33,263
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($36,430).

Columbus, IN $35,470
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $35,170
Evansville, IN-KY $31,410
Fort Wayne, IN $31,700
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $33,540
Kokomo, IN $31,190
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $36,430
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $33,390
Muncie, IN $32,890
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $31,710
Terre Haute, IN $30,420
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,510
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,700
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,510
$33,289
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($34,310).

Manhattan, KS $28,590
Topeka, KS $33,860
Wichita, KS $31,390
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,310
$32,038
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($33,640).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $30,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $32,500
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $33,640
Owensboro, KY $33,110
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,420
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,110
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,440
$31,640
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($33,290).

Baton Rouge, LA $32,880
Hammond, LA $32,570
Lafayette, LA $30,480
Lake Charles, LA $31,120
Monroe, LA $26,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,680
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $29,810
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $33,290
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,950
$31,134
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($37,750).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,530
Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,090
New Bedford, MA $31,790
Pittsfield, MA $33,310
Springfield, MA-CT $35,850
Worcester, MA-CT $35,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,750
$34,987
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($34,610).

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $30,950
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,850
Salisbury, MD-DE $31,410
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$32,086
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($36,470).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,470
Portland-South Portland, ME $35,980
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,830
$34,248
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($35,320).

Battle Creek, MI $31,790
Bay City, MI $30,190
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $35,320
Flint, MI $32,040
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $31,710
Jackson, MI $34,580
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $34,090
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $33,940
Midland, MI $30,250
Monroe, MI $32,240
Muskegon, MI $31,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $32,940
Saginaw, MI $32,190
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,630
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,090
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,280
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,700
$32,614
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($38,700).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $33,940
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $38,700
Rochester, MN $36,450
St. Cloud, MN $36,830
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,980
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,000
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,650
$36,454
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($69,425).

St. Louis, MO-IL $69,425
Springfield, MO $30,720
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$54,080
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($32,780).

Hattiesburg, MS $27,690
Jackson, MS $32,780
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,360
$30,110
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($37,790).

Great Falls, MT $31,910
Missoula, MT $31,690
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,640
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,490
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,790
$34,104
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($32,650).

Burlington, NC $29,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $31,440
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,570
Fayetteville, NC $29,770
Goldsboro, NC $29,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,940
Greenville, NC $28,950
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,650
Jacksonville, NC $26,000
New Bern, NC $30,580
Raleigh, NC $30,700
Rocky Mount, NC $29,230
Wilmington, NC $30,980
Winston-Salem, NC $30,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,920
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,140
$30,131
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($49,940).

Fargo, ND-MN $36,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN $39,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,750
$41,455
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($37,160).

Lincoln, NE $36,770
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $35,590
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,160
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,000
$35,752
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($35,510).

Manchester, NH $32,090
Portsmouth, NH-ME $33,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,390
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,510
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,660
$33,160
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($35,760).

Farmington, NM $34,970
Las Cruces, NM $26,960
Santa Fe, NM $31,000
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $29,100
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,760
$31,558
Nevada N/A
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($103,555).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $103,555
$103,555
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($35,450).

Lawton, OK $28,220
Oklahoma City, OK $35,450
Tulsa, OK $31,670
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,880
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,440
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,100
$32,674
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($37,470).

Bend-Redmond, OR $35,550
Corvallis, OR $32,600
Eugene, OR $34,640
Grants Pass, OR $28,710
Medford, OR $35,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $37,470
Salem, OR $34,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,370
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,120
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,630
$34,661
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($62,365).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $62,365
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,890
Arecibo, PR $18,840
Guayama, PR $21,080
Mayaguez, PR $19,030
Ponce, PR $18,900
San German, PR $18,660
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,790
$28,769
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($32,540).

Columbia, SC $29,640
Florence, SC $29,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,750
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $29,200
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $29,140
Spartanburg, SC $32,540
Sumter, SC $30,080
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,030
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,390
$30,291
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($33,020).

Sioux Falls, SD $33,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,760
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,810
$31,863
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($33,250).

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,220
Cleveland, TN $27,920
Jackson, TN $32,060
Johnson City, TN $28,370
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $29,780
Knoxville, TN $30,530
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $32,710
Morristown, TN $31,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $32,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,960
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,250
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,770
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,080
$30,975
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($114,590).

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $114,590
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,020
$78,805
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($38,040).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,790
Provo-Orem, UT $30,390
St. George, UT $32,630
Salt Lake City, UT $36,940
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,040
$34,558
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($34,310).

Charlottesville, VA $31,300
Harrisonburg, VA $34,310
Lynchburg, VA $30,180
Richmond, VA $31,420
Roanoke, VA $32,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $33,170
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $33,110
Winchester, VA-WV $33,950
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,640
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,510
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,440
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,730
$31,904
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($36,180).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $36,180
$36,045
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($39,530).

Eau Claire, WI $33,990
Fond du Lac, WI $35,820
Green Bay, WI $35,660
Janesville-Beloit, WI $36,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,680
Madison, WI $36,600
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $33,900
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $39,050
Racine, WI $35,420
Sheboygan, WI $35,870
Wausau, WI $37,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,530
$35,979
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($34,450).

Charleston, WV $32,580
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $32,510
Morgantown, WV $27,430
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $30,430
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $34,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $30,660
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,270
$31,238
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($42,750).

Cheyenne, WY $38,710
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,750
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,360
$41,273

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $34,670

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Ohio ($103,555) in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Bachelor's)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($47,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $47,340
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$47,265
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Bachelor's)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($32,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $27,960
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $32,150
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $29,050
Decatur, AL $29,590
Dothan, AL $31,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $28,630
Gadsden, AL $29,890
Huntsville, AL $28,760
Mobile, AL $30,200
Montgomery, AL $28,070
Tuscaloosa, AL $30,170
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,970
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,660
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,180
$29,718
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Bachelor's)

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($33,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,200
Hot Springs, AR $26,480
Jonesboro, AR $31,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $30,450
Pine Bluff, AR $27,260
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,690
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,170
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,170
$29,662
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Bachelor's)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($33,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $30,020
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $33,250
Prescott, AZ $30,430
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $30,830
Tucson, AZ $32,550
Yuma, AZ $30,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $31,880
$31,401
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Bachelor's)

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($127,385) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $127,385
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $117,520
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $69,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,440
$93,279
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Bachelor's)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($36,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $36,500
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $36,020
New Haven, CT $32,400
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $33,800
Waterbury, CT $34,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$34,185
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Bachelor's)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($100,905) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $100,905
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $95,670
Panama City, FL $76,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,640
$78,381
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Bachelor's)

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($35,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $30,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $32,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $29,350
Brunswick, GA $29,310
Columbus, GA-AL $28,900
Dalton, GA $33,150
Gainesville, GA $29,980
Hinesville, GA $35,920
Macon, GA $30,140
Rome, GA $29,870
Savannah, GA $33,610
Valdosta, GA $30,960
Warner Robins, GA $34,860
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,460
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $26,920
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,800
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $29,560
$30,815
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Bachelor's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,440
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $33,940
$37,190
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Bachelor's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($38,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $35,660
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $35,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $38,390
Dubuque, IA $36,830
Iowa City, IA $36,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,570
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,670
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,480
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,090
$36,485
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Bachelor's)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($36,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,380
Idaho Falls, ID $32,060
Lewiston, ID-WA $36,410
Pocatello, ID $30,580
Twin Falls, ID $32,450
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,450
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$33,263
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Bachelor's)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($36,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $35,470
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $35,170
Evansville, IN-KY $31,410
Fort Wayne, IN $31,700
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $33,540
Kokomo, IN $31,190
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $36,430
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $33,390
Muncie, IN $32,890
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $31,710
Terre Haute, IN $30,420
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,510
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,700
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,510
$33,289
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Bachelor's)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($34,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $28,590
Topeka, KS $33,860
Wichita, KS $31,390
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,310
$32,038
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Bachelor's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($33,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $30,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY $32,500
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $33,640
Owensboro, KY $33,110
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,420
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,830
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,110
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $29,440
$31,640
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Bachelor's)

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($33,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,880
Hammond, LA $32,570
Lafayette, LA $30,480
Lake Charles, LA $31,120
Monroe, LA $26,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,680
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $29,810
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $33,290
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,930
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,950
$31,134
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Bachelor's)

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($37,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $36,530
Leominster-Gardner, MA $34,090
New Bedford, MA $31,790
Pittsfield, MA $33,310
Springfield, MA-CT $35,850
Worcester, MA-CT $35,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,750
$34,987
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Bachelor's)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($34,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $34,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $30,950
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $31,850
Salisbury, MD-DE $31,410
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$32,086
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Bachelor's)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($36,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,470
Portland-South Portland, ME $35,980
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $31,710
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,830
$34,248
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Bachelor's)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($35,320) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $31,790
Bay City, MI $30,190
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $35,320
Flint, MI $32,040
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $31,710
Jackson, MI $34,580
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $34,090
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $33,940
Midland, MI $30,250
Monroe, MI $32,240
Muskegon, MI $31,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $32,940
Saginaw, MI $32,190
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,630
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $30,090
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,280
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,700
$32,614
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Bachelor's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($38,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $33,940
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $38,700
Rochester, MN $36,450
St. Cloud, MN $36,830
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,980
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,000
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,650
$36,454
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Bachelor's)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($69,425) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $69,425
Springfield, MO $30,720
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,750
$48,965
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Bachelor's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($32,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $27,690
Jackson, MS $32,780
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,100
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,510
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,360
$30,110
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Bachelor's)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($37,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $31,910
Missoula, MT $31,690
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,640
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,490
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,790
$34,104
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Bachelor's)

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($32,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $29,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $31,440
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $30,570
Fayetteville, NC $29,770
Goldsboro, NC $29,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,940
Greenville, NC $28,950
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,650
Jacksonville, NC $26,000
New Bern, NC $30,580
Raleigh, NC $30,700
Rocky Mount, NC $29,230
Wilmington, NC $30,980
Winston-Salem, NC $30,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,820
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,920
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,140
$30,131
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Bachelor's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($49,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $36,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN $39,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,750
$41,455
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Bachelor's)

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($37,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $36,770
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $35,590
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,160
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,000
$35,752
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Bachelor's)

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($35,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $32,090
Portsmouth, NH-ME $33,150
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,390
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,510
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,660
$33,160
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Bachelor's)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($35,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $34,970
Las Cruces, NM $26,960
Santa Fe, NM $31,000
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $29,100
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,760
$31,558
Nevada N/A
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Bachelor's)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($103,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $103,555
$103,555
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Bachelor's)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($35,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $28,220
Oklahoma City, OK $35,450
Tulsa, OK $31,670
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,880
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,440
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,100
$32,674
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Bachelor's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($37,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $35,550
Corvallis, OR $32,600
Eugene, OR $34,640
Grants Pass, OR $28,710
Medford, OR $35,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $37,470
Salem, OR $34,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,370
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $34,120
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,630
$34,661
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Bachelor's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($62,365) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $62,365
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,890
Arecibo, PR $18,840
Guayama, PR $21,080
Mayaguez, PR $19,030
Ponce, PR $18,900
San German, PR $18,660
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,790
$24,569
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Bachelor's)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($32,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $29,640
Florence, SC $29,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,750
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $29,200
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $29,140
Spartanburg, SC $32,540
Sumter, SC $30,080
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,030
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,390
$30,291
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Bachelor's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($33,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $33,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,760
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,810
$31,863
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Bachelor's)

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($33,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $32,220
Cleveland, TN $27,920
Jackson, TN $32,060
Johnson City, TN $28,370
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $29,780
Knoxville, TN $30,530
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $32,710
Morristown, TN $31,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $32,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,960
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,250
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,770
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,080
$30,975
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Bachelor's)

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $114,590
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,020
$78,805
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Bachelor's)

Central Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($38,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $34,790
Provo-Orem, UT $30,390
St. George, UT $32,630
Salt Lake City, UT $36,940
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,040
$34,558
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Bachelor's)

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($34,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $31,300
Harrisonburg, VA $34,310
Lynchburg, VA $30,180
Richmond, VA $31,420
Roanoke, VA $32,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $33,170
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $33,110
Winchester, VA-WV $33,950
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,640
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,510
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $29,440
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,730
$31,904
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Bachelor's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($36,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $36,180
$36,045
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Bachelor's)

Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($39,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $33,990
Fond du Lac, WI $35,820
Green Bay, WI $35,660
Janesville-Beloit, WI $36,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,680
Madison, WI $36,600
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $33,900
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $39,050
Racine, WI $35,420
Sheboygan, WI $35,870
Wausau, WI $37,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,540
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,530
$35,979
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Bachelor's)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($34,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $32,580
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $32,510
Morgantown, WV $27,430
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $30,430
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $34,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $30,660
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,570
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,270
$31,238
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Bachelor's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($42,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $38,710
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,750
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,360
$41,273

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $34,670. 

  Air Traffic Controllers

Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Access Control Specialist
  • Air Route Controller
  • Air Route Traffic Controller
  • Air Traffic Control Operator
  • Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS)
  • Air Traffic Controller (ATC)
  • Air Traffic Coordinator
  • Aircraft Communicator
  • Airline Dispatcher
  • Airport Tower Controller
  • Airport Traffic Controller
  • Airway Controller
  • Airway Traffic Controller
  • Airways Control Specialist
  • Airways Operations Specialist
  • Center Air Traffic Controller (Center ATC)
  • Certified Professional Controller (CPC)
  • Communications Officer
  • Communications Operator
  • Control Tower Operator
  • Dispatcher
  • Enroute Air Traffic Controller (Enroute ATC)
  • Enroute Controller
  • Flight Communications Officer
  • Flight Control Specialist
  • Flight Dispatcher
  • Flight Radio Officer
  • Flight Radio Operator
  • Flight Service Specialist
  • Flight Tower Dispatcher
  • Ground Control Approach Technician (GCA Technician)
  • Radar Air Traffic Controller
  • Signal Tower Operator
  • Station Air Traffic Control Specialist
  • Technical Communicator
  • Terminal Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal ATC Specialist)
  • Tower Air Traffic Control Specialist
  • Tower Air Traffic Controller (Tower ATC)
  • Tower Control Operator
  • Traffic Control Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $79,890
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Airfield Operations Specialists

Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

Salary Ratio: 0.51    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Airfield Operations Specialist
  • Airfield Services Officer
  • Airline Dispatcher
  • Airport Operations Agent
  • Airport Operations Coordinator
  • Airport Operations Crew Member
  • Airport Operations Officer
  • Airport Operations Specialist
  • Aviation Operations Specialist
  • Flight Follower
  • Flight Information Expediter
  • Flight Operations Agent
  • Flight Operations Coordinator
  • Flight Operations Planner
  • Ground Operations Crew Member
  • Operations Agent
  • Operations Coordinator
  • Operations Officer
  • Operations Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $44,102
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $15,838 per year (or $20,352 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $63,352 to earn a bachelor's (or $81,408 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Air Traffic Controller Degrees

University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,546/year
In-state cost: $10,276/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Hampton University

200 William R. Harvey Way - Hampton, VA

Out-of-state cost: $29,312/year
In-state cost: $29,312/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $29,428/year
In-state cost: $11,338/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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LeTourneau University

2100 S Mobberly Ave - Longview, TX

Out-of-state cost: $32,490/year
In-state cost: $32,490/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Lewis University

One University Parkway - Romeoville, IL

Out-of-state cost: $34,478/year
In-state cost: $34,478/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

3700 Willow Creek Road - Prescott, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $37,864/year
In-state cost: $37,864/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

1 Aerospace Blvd. - Daytona Beach, FL

Out-of-state cost: $37,964/year
In-state cost: $37,964/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Lynn University

3601 N. Military Trail - Boca Raton, FL

Out-of-state cost: $39,850/year
In-state cost: $39,850/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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