Originally Posted by Jetjok

Skyhigh,

For the record, here's a list of the highest paying jobs in the U.S. Granted, not all airline pilots make this as an average, nor does the list address how long it takes to be making this amount. However, you might think harder about your constant discouragement of people wanting to become commercial pilots. This list came directly from the Careerbuilder.com website.


Top Paying Jobs Overall

# Physicians and surgeons -- $147,000
# Aircraft pilots -- $133,500
# Chief executives -- $116,000
# Electrical and electronic engineers -- $112,000