ZOB - Cleveland ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Oberlin, Ohio

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ZOB
Name Cleveland ARTCC
Type En Route Center
Leveli Level 12
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Cleveland ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $77.02 $103.98 $160,749 $217,011
D3 $64.65 $77.02 $134,932 $160,749
D2 $52.29 $64.65 $109,119 $134,932
D1 $39.91 $52.29 $83,298 $109,119
AG $27.54 $27.54 $57,480 $57,480
Includes everything except premium pay.
Cleveland ARTCC Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 12
Locality Area Cleveland
Locality Payi 22.23%

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 345 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 278 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates18
↳ Developmental 15
↳ Developmental 218
↳ Developmental 38
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)3
Current Staffing Leveli 80%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 45.3
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 8
↳ Placement List Inbounds+ 2
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 38.9
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.25 years
↳ New Hires 2.64 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.43 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 74%
↳ New Hires 74%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 75%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

ZOB Staffing Percentages

ZOB Personnel Counts

ZOB Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 2,239,019 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 6,134 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
85.3%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
1
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#63
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
16
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
7 (2.5%)

NCEPT is the centralized system for managing controller-requested transfers between facilities. Transfer requests are only approved based upon a set of complex metrics that attempt to balance the distribution of the workforce.

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Central
District Cleveland
HR Region Great Lakes

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