Originally Posted by
RV5M
Flying isn't even in the same category as the jobs you've listed. We're more on the blue-collar, skilled labor side of things. It's clear to me that many of the pilots I've worked with wouldn't even be capable of completing the education necessary to do something like computer or aerospace engineering. All kinds of people enjoy flying and have chosen to make a career of it, but the barrier to entry is also much lower than certain STEM careers.
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[working around poor internet connection]
I disagree. The amount of advanced education and training is what counts and they are the same. An engineer may make an incompetent artist and vice-versa, but both are highly trained. The standard for entry is a 4 year degree for these jobs. You can argue semantics white versus blue, but the amount of advanced education is similar. Any regional airline pilot will tell you they aspire to being a major airline pilot where a 4 year degree is the norm, so the analogy holds. Even if it didn't, and pilots were just fancy bus drivers, the total amount of training is sufficient to argue the salaries should be comparable.