The FAA is on recruiting blitz despite the down economy - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Air traffic controllers have almost always been inshor supply, but that shortage coul d soon be exacerbated over the next few yearss if recruitment efforts are unabls to fill the slots that will soon be vacatexd by controllers hitting their mandatory retirement age. Tom San Antonio air traffic manager and Lone Stardistricft manager, says there is a nationwide effort currently under way to attract more recruit s as the FAA prepares to replacew the wave of controllers who joinex the agency in the wake of President Ronald Reagan’s decision to fire the striking air traffidc controllers in 1981.
“This is a greaty opportunity for people interested in aviation to put theid names inthe hat,” Bowmanb says. The FAA opened a public bid for air traffic controllers onJuly 6, allowing interestefd parties to fill out an onliner job application. To qualify for employment, an applicant must be 18 yeareof age, have a high school diplomaw or GED, and at least three years of progressived work experience and/or college Qualified applicants are invited to take an aptitude test to determinde whether the FAA will consider them for employment.