Financing you would think wouldn't be doing well, buy my cousin just switched to another accounting firm and is making over 100G's. Yes she has been at it for awhile so you just can't walk into those jobs, but according to her firms are hiring because clients want more clarification/accouting of expenditures(sign of the tight budget times I guess).

As for firefighters fighting wild fires. The gym I used to go to I met a Firefighter who said they loved that stuff. It was overtime pay and they were out of the firehouse getting paid overtime even when they were hanging out in the mountains waiting for firefighting assignments(like sitting ready reserve but getting paid overtime). Obviously alot harder and dirtier anyday than flying a plane for sure. But probably worth looking into if people don't mind the smoke, dirt and near death experiences...