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NAV Canada is hiring air traffic controllers and you can earn almost $200,000 a year

Get hired without a university degree! ✈️

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Senior Writer

NAV Canada is looking for air traffic controllers and you can hired without a university degree.

These are high-paying jobs because you could make up to $193,00 a year!

Air Traffic Controllers work across the country and are responsible for coordinating the safe, efficient and orderly flow of air traffic.

NAV Canada currently has an open job posting for Air Traffic Controllers, specifically Area and Tower Controllers.

Area Controllers work out of the seven Area Control Centres that are in Vancouver (Surrey), Edmonton (Leduc), Winnipeg, Toronto (Mississauga), Montreal (Dorval), Moncton (Riverview), and Gander.

Tower Controllers are airport jobs because the positions are based at one of 42 airports in Canada.

Here's what you need to know about these NAV Canada jobs.

Air Traffic Controller — Area Controller

Salary: $133,974 to $193,660

Company: NAV Canada

Who Should Apply: You must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma, and be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to get hired.

Also, you need to be prepared to undergo medical, security, and drug testing, and be willing to relocate to any Area Control Centre in Canada for training.

You must have verbal communication skills, memorization skills, problem-solving and decision-making abilities, teamwork skills, and multi-tasking abilities.

Area Controllers have to complete a three-phased paid training that takes 20 to 27 months and offers $54,710 to $57,259.

Apply On NAV Canada

Air Traffic Controller — Tower Controller

Salary: $97,327 to $193,660

Company: NAV Canada

Who Should Apply: You can apply if you're at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma, and are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Also, you must be prepared to undergo medical, security, and drug testing, and relocate to any NAV Canada site for training.

You need verbal communication skills, memorization skills, problem-solving and decision-making abilities, teamwork skills, and multi-tasking abilities.

Tower Controllers have to complete a two-phased paid training that takes 12 to 27 months and offers $54,710 to $57,259.

Apply On NAV Canada

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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