Dont take my word. The present chief of staff of the USAF is a fighter pilot (F-15) guy and he has 2,400 hours total time. In columbus, AFB. One of the main IPs a Colonel, was telling me he had around 4000 total----and that was awesome for them.
Check the Bio of the USAF chief of staff below:
http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6545
Any career airline pilot will have more than 10,000 hours for sure.