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Air Traffic Control Specialist - MSS-1 (Support Specialist)

Federal Aviation AdministrationAnchorage, Alaska, United StatesFull-time$123,955 - $167,340 per yearPosted Nov 6, 2026Closes Nov 27, 2026

This listing is for an Air Traffic Control Specialist - MSS-1 (Support Specialist) role at Federal Aviation Administration, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.

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This listing is for an Air Traffic Control Specialist - MSS-1 (Support Specialist) role at Federal Aviation Administration, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.

The advert names customer service as a skill for this role.

The listing gives the pay as $123,955 - $167,340 per year.

The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United States for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).

Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 6, 2026; applications close on Nov 27, 2026.

Employer
Federal Aviation Administration
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Job type
Full-time
Pay
$123,955 - $167,340 per year
Found
Nov 6, 2026 on USAJobs
Closes
Nov 27, 2026
Employer text
407 words, about 2 min to read
Skills named in the advert
customer service
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Updated Nov 6, 2026
Pay benchmark
Average wage, United States
$86,977 average / year

This job's listed pay is 67% above the benchmark.

This job: $123,955 to 167,340

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

Work permit route
  • H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
  • L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
  • O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

Official routes: USCIS

Job description

About the role

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Specialized experience is required. Candidates must meet the following: 1. Must have held an FAA 2152 FV-J/FG-14 or above regional or headquarters position for at least 1 year (52 weeks); OR 2.

Must have been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) at an ATS facility; (NOTE: An employee who has been facility rated or area certified for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility that is upgraded is considered to meet the qualification requirements of the upgraded position, since he/she has been performing the higher-graded work); OR 3. Must have held a MSS position for at least 1 year (52 weeks) in an ATS facility (see NOTE above).

In addition to the qualifications listed above, the chart on MSS positions will be used to determine which career level applicants are qualified to make application. IAW with said chart CPC's, MSS-1's through MSS-4's may make application. NOTE: FSS falls under Systems Operations within ATO.

FSS Air Traffic Controllers would need to meet the requirements listed above by having experience in Air Traffic Service (ATS) Facilities or experience in ATS as noted in 1 above pertaining to regional or headquarters experience). QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

  1. Performs daily functions of maintaining and or improving operational material and or resources within the assigned area(s) of specialty. 2. Communicates intra / inter facility as well as among various lines of business and industry. 3. Makes recommendations for new projects/studies. taking into account available resources and the accomplishment of facility goals and objectives. 4. Applies expertise toward the completion of projects/studies and facility reports. 5. Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of equipment, facilities, and procedures. 6. Conducts investigations. evaluations, and briefs facility personnel. 7. Develops methods to improve customer service and the quality of support provided. 8. Collaborates freely among facilities, provides feedback and consults with other Staff Support Specialists regardless of duty location. 9. May perform duties outside of the facility commensurate with grade and experience. Depending upon facility structure, reports to an assigned MSS-2, 3 or 4, who provides administrative direction for facility assignments, in terms of broadly defined missions or functions within areas of specialties. The incumbent is responsible for planning, designing and completing work assignments independently. Results of the work are technically authoritative and are normally accepted without change. Work is evaluated in terms of results achieved and effectiveness in assigned program areas.
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