Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
Thats easy to answer. What job is hardest/most competitive to get? That is the consensus answer to your question. It doesn’t mean there aren’t other good jobs out there. Historically speaking that has been at the legacy carriers. Due to the impact of deregulation and the last 20 years of black swans, LCCs and ULCCs have become attractive to many. For others flying boxes has become very attractive.
I'd include purple and brown right up there with the legacies, over your career you're probably do more night flying but you don't have to be stuck with that after you gain some seniority.
Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
Of course, if you want the most fun flying go military aviation. It only costs giving up complete control of your life to Uncle Sam.
ANG first, then USAFR... you get to pick your plane and base, and work on civilian your career in parallel. So you retain most of the control of your life (unless WW-III).