Career Progression?

[TermLimits]

This topic is kinda muddy with answers all over the place. Lets consolidate all of our infinite wisdom into one extremely hard to follow, yet informative, thread.

What the hell constitutes "career progression" in the FAA?

I've heard it a few ways:

1. Move to management (Excluding Support Specialist)
2. Move to a TMU position
3. Anything that involves a pay raise (most likely wrong)

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Do any of the above theories hold water?

 

[julietoscar]

I dont believe TMU counts unless its STMC or something

 

[FightingIrish2012]

I think all that technically counts is move to management.

 

[CaptainObvious]

Taking the OS job at ROW

 

[radarserviceterminated]

This topic is kinda muddy with answers all over the place. Lets consolidate all of our infinite wisdom into one extremely hard to follow, yet informative, thread.

What the hell constitutes "career progression" in the FAA?

I've heard it a few ways:

1. Move to management (Excluding Support Specialist)
2. Move to a TMU position
3. Anything that involves a pay raise (most likely wrong)

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Do any of the above theories hold water?

My understanding was it had to be within 3 levels to be career progression when going the supe route. So if you’re at a 12 as a controller you’d have to get in at a 9 or above for it to count as progression, otherwise it’s just career enhancement? This is just what I’ve been told though, I’m sure others who’ve done it on here could clarify.

 

[MJ]

radarserviceterminated is correct, for supervisor positions, to the best of my knowledge. There's other moves like instructors which would be different.

here's some pay related stuff. You could probably find the referenced docs on the FAA intranet

Comp-2.1AT
(2) Defined Period of Pay Retention.
• Employees receiving a reduction in base pay due to participation in one or more temporary career enhancing assignments under the provisions of EMP-1.29, Career Enhancement Assignment Program (CEP) will receive up to three consecutive years of pay retention.
• Employees receiving a reduction in base pay due to participation in one or more temporary or permanent career enhancing assignments under the provisions of EMP-1.29a (ATO-CE/CP), Air Traffic Organization Career Enhancement and Career Progression Assignments or EMP-1.29b (2152 Instructors), Career Enhancement Assignments for Air Traffic Control Specialist Instructors will receive pay retention for up to three consecutive years. Management may extend pay retention for up to an additional two consecutive years (i.e., five consecutive years total) to meet the needs of the Line of Business or Staff Office.