Originally Posted by UND_Sioux

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.