Originally Posted by
dashtrash300
Jobs that pay similar to more than a regional airline pilot:
(Source careerbuilder.com)
Amusement and recreation attendants: $18,220
Cafeteria, food concession and coffee-shop counter attendants: $17,820
Cashiers: $18,360
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food: $16,700
Dishwashers: $17,060
Fast-food cooks: $16,860
Maids: $19,550
Parking Lot Attendants: $19,320
Shampooers: $17,490
Gaming Dealers: $18,120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers: $19,570
The problem is supply and demand. There is almost an unlimited supply of unskilled, uneducated people in this country that have no choice but to take a job in the above list. The same problem goes for pilots. As long as there are more pilots that would rather fly an RJ for crap wages than fly a C172 as a flight instructor for crap wages, then you will see crap wages. The only way this will change is a shortage of pilots, stronger unions, or the government stepping in.