Why don't you call ORD tower or Chicago Center and ask them if they need
that many.


"Budget_Dude" wrote in message
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Wow .. that's a lot. Do they need that many? That's our tax money. Don't
we have to pay them all retirement then?


"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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Casey Wilson wrote:
Can you tell me or point me to a reference for how many ATC
personnel are on the active rolls? I'm hoping for a number that
includes
towers, centers, and approach and departure -- the boys and girls that
talk to us pilots, admin and beauracracy excluded.

The FAA puts the controller workforce at 17,070 for FY '04.
The "bargaining unit" count is 14,736 (agrees with NATCA's
web page which says 15,000), so I suspect this number is probably
closer to what you are looking for.