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Q&A With Federal Aviation Administration Employees

Federal Aviation Administration employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.

How employees describe working at Federal Aviation Administration

Tough to get in, but a very rewarding career overall.

launching new technology or solving hard problems

Paid well but poor upper management.

Review from Operations Dept

The pay is unbalanced among several levels. It should be performance based, but some raises are automatic while other groups claim to be performance based. Favoritism and a predetermined number of incentive classes is the norm.

Review from Operations Dept

Being trusted to act as my boss for pay!

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What it's like to work at Federal Aviation Administration

  • Federal Aviation Administration employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
  • Employees at Federal Aviation Administration report the work pace is comfortably fast
  • On a typical day, employees at Federal Aviation Administration have 1 meeting
  • 86% of Federal Aviation Administration employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
  • Federal Aviation Administration employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
  • 80% of Federal Aviation Administration employees report they are happy with their work life balance
  • Federal Aviation Administration employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
  • 86% of Federal Aviation Administration employees call their work environment positive

Q&A With Federal Aviation Administration Employees

Asked to all employees at Federal Aviation Administration

  • Nothing special. Standard government benefits. Only the USPS has a special healthcare plan that I know of.

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Asked to all employees at Federal Aviation Administration

  • Top Employee Response

    One word: toxic. Avoid Management Services in the ATO.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Federal Aviation Administration employees rate their overall benefits a B and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 76% of Federal Aviation Administration employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 20-30 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is $1500 - $2500/mo.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Federal Aviation Administration employees rate their manager a B or 72/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (67%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Federal Aviation Administration employees rates their pay and overall compensation an A- or 75/100. 76% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 80% of employees get raises every year.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 20% of the same employees also feel like Federal Aviation Administration is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Federal Aviation Administration.

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Should I work at Federal Aviation Administration?

62% of Federal Aviation Administration employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 21% are neutral and 17% would not recommend working at Federal Aviation Administration to their friends.

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17%Detractors

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