Language & Translation
Air Traffic Controller
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Role Title: Air Traffic Controller
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
The company is engaging Air Traffic Controllers to contribute to a customer’s AI project focused on aviation communications. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Scope of Work
- Listen to authentic ATC radio transmissions and produce accurate, structured transcripts in line with detailed project guidelines.
- Identify and extract critical instructions—including headings, altitudes, frequencies, and clearances—from radio communications.
- Leverage contextual resources such as airport diagrams, approach charts, and real-time aircraft positions to enhance transcription fidelity.
- Apply your operational experience to clarify ambiguous or noisy audio segments, ensuring precise and context-aware extraction.
- Deliver transcriptions that meet a stringent accuracy threshold (e.g., 2% word error rate or lower) as defined by project standards.
- Follow feedback and iterative review processes to refine output quality and support continuous AI model improvement.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all shared data and adhere to project security protocols.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current or previous certification as an air traffic controller (tower, approach, center, or ground).
- Demonstrated fluency in English, both written and verbal, with proficiency in aviation phraseology.
- Ability to comprehend a wide array of accents, including those of international pilots.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a strong commitment to producing consistent, high-quality transcripts.
- Comfortable working independently with structured guidelines and tight quality benchmarks.
- Access to reliable internet, a distraction-free workspace, and quality headphones for critical listening.
- Experience using or referencing aviation maps, charts, and navigation tools is a plus.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Independent work
- Audio Transcription
- Aviation phraseology
- English fluency
- Critical listening
- Comprehension of accents
- Confidentiality
- Use of aviation charts and diagrams
- Air traffic control certification
- Aviation communication
This role at a glance
At $30–$50/hr, the Air Traffic Controller role comes to about $2,600–$4,330 a month for 20 hours a week, or $5,200–$8,670 a month full time — roughly $62,000–$104,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 1 day ago. Language & Translation roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 21 days before closing, counted over the 48 that have closed so far.
20 hours a week
$2,600–$4,330
a month, before tax
Full time
$5,200–$8,670
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$62,000–$104,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
1 day
Language & Translation roles here close after about 21 days, counted over 48 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $30–$50/hr. Across the 22 hourly language & translation roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $28 to $50 an hour, and published rates range from $8 to $140. Its top rate of $50 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$30–$50/hr
Language & Translation median
$28–$50/hr · full spread $8 to $140
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Audio Transcription$20–$30/hr median
6 open roles · up to $50/hr
- Independent work$20–$40/hr median
10 open roles · up to $170/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the Air Traffic Controller role pay?
It pays $30–$50/hr, which is about $5,200–$8,670 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Air Traffic Controller job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
It is a contract role: you are paid for the hours you work, and you choose how many to take on within what the employer needs.
How remote contract work worksWhat skills does the Air Traffic Controller role ask for?
The posting asks for Attention to detail, Independent work, Audio Transcription, Aviation phraseology, English fluency and Critical listening. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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