FAA reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,455 total reviews)

Pete Buttigieg | Michael G. Whitaker | Kathryn “Katie” Thomson

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,455 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FAA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Nov 12, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Rewarding career. Structured work environment. Good pay and benefits. Most coworkers were interesting and fun to be around. Great careers and good work facilities.

Cons

Training was extremely difficult (I did not pass). Testing was not very forgiving and scoring seemed harsh. FAA is unforgiving with testing and does not give any second chances.

4.0
Jul 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Good benefits. The variety of work is probably the best thing. In my office they support a good work-life balance. So telework, flexible schedules all help to make you feel more in control of your life.

Cons

Constant change. People in DC and regions have to much control and send down thier pet projects for us to collect data. Meanwhile we waste time and resources on these useless projects that look great from 30000 ft but really just steal me away from doing the real safety work. Our documentation system are not made to our GA world. More and more GA is the square peg in the round hole. Also, GA work is very busy but someone does not think it is complex and so our pay suffers compared to our airline friends who do less work with more resources and better pay.

3.0
Nov 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Possible outcome: Gain employment with one of the highest paid civilian jobs in America. At the academy in OKC the Perdiem is $94 a day, over 4 months, it's a nice bonus.

Cons

The program is a grueling pace, its 4 months of studying day and night, and if you miss the mark by 0.1 points they fire you. At least they pay for travel.

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