Originally Posted by TransWorld

In one way you are correct. The doorways to get hired by a major without a 4 year college degree are very narrow. The old saying is your odds are between Slim and None, and Slim just left town. Realistically few pilots get hired by the majors without a 4 year college degree.

Get a 4 year college degree, pass the tests, and get the experience and you likely will get hired by a major. All pilots at a major get paid the same for the identical years, aircraft, and seat.

The average 4 year college degree pilots make a lot more than those without. Why? Because they get hired by the majors, and those without generally don't. Those without work for non-majors instead and thus get paid much less.

Go get your 4 year college degree. It doesn't have to be in rocket science (although you will find some pilots with an engineering degree), just get it in something, from an accredited university (i.e. not a diploma mill).