Data on higher education choices for Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists is Transportation but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.