Originally Posted by 1013dot25hPa

Exactly Skyhigh. You might be getting my point.

There are very few high paying flying jobs out there. No majors with the exception of UPS and FedEx that hire only a few every so many years. And a small percentage of high paying corporate jobs.

However, my wife as mentioned before, is NOT an exception... In her line of work, operating multi-million dollar equipment, in essence not too far removed from what we are doing, salaries are high. Much higher than flying jobs and there are plenty jobs like hers out there unlike high paying flying jobs.

Also truck drivers will make more money over the span of their careers than most pilots will make over the span of their careers. And I cannot believe that a forklift driver might. Good Lord, I will never think the same of the forklift driver I see at the local distribution center.

I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out that the majority of new pilots will get hired by the regional airlines and unfortunately retire with them as well.

It's fantastic that you are doing something that you love to do, no doubt about it! I love flying as well, and love what I do for a living. That doesn't change the FACT that salaries are far too low as compared to other jobs especially when you consider what it took to become a pilot, the life we live, the responsibility we bear every day and the unfortunate fact that we can loose our jobs when we don't pass that next medical exam or that next checkride.