A lot of people on this board think all doctor's make a lot money just like a lot of non-pilots think all pilots make a lot of money.

Being a doctor is a long and hard road too.

If all you are thinking of is the *possible** pay off at the end of the road - you run just as much risk of being disappointed at the end of that road as you are if you chose to become a pilot (aiming for the major airline job).

As in medicine - there are NUMEROUS other avenues to make a living in aviation; you just have to open up to the different possibilities.