Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
The local university told me that they have double the applications for the flight program than usual for this coming fall. I think that the word is out about the hiring boom at the regionals and people would rather waste mommy and daddy's money on something that sounds funner than Business Administration. So what if they will only make 18K per year. Reality and logic is for dorks.
SkyHigh
I keep reading how pilots only make 18K per year. Isn't that a little misleading? Sure, you only make that your first year, but aren't there a lot of professions that don't pay that much out of the gate? What does a resident at a hospital make? What does a law clerk for a judge make? I mean, yeah, I think we all wish we made more money. I don't think that anyone is paid what we they are worth - but they are paid what the market will support. That is simple economics. Right now, I think a pilot can make a decent living and there is still some upside. Check out what the median pilot income is.