Originally Posted by
blastoff
Actually, many pilots at majors make more than Doctors. Doctors may gross more money, but when you subtract overhead, staff, malpractice insurance, and student loans, many doctors are faced with a sub-six figure income. Just as we have a pilot shortage, the medical profession is seeing a shortage for many of the same reasons.
Then you have the case where retired airline pilots are actually teaching CRM in hospitals, since some of what we do actually does compare to the medical profession.
http://www.prwebdirect.com/releases/...rweb430209.php
This is very true for doctors with their own practice but it's also subjected to location. Dr. Joe Dirt in South Carolina may have his own practice and makes $150,000 after expenses/taxes facotred in. Dr. Hollywood in LA might do the same thing but gets more business than Dr. Dirt in SC because he's simply in a bigger city. Whatever the point to all that was!?!?!
There is a huge shortage of nurses especially! Doctors as well. But you know what? They are trying to solve the problem by increasing pay and improving QOL/benefits at hospitals and private practices. And it's working, they're getting more nurses and docs, but ever so slowly because they don't want to lower their standards and minimum qualifications.
That link you posted is interesting!