$300,000 or pilot job????
okay guys so i have been looking into optometry instead of flying as a career. my dad is an optometrist and makes around 300K. he owns his own business, works 4 days a week. has a pretty good life. i have always wanted to become a prof pilot. but the industry sucks. i am currently an instrument rated private pilot. i have 2 semesters left till i graduate with a B.S. in Geography. i would need to do another 3 semesters of pre req's for optometry school. optometry school is 4 yrs long and costs almost $200,000. optometry is not all roses though. running a business is hard work and very demanding. and it would take 7rs of school till i start making some money.
my question to you all is what would you do? knowing what you know now as commercial pilots...
thanks!