So basically not many people know about underpaid aviation jobs.A Transport Canada discussion paper distributed at the forum says that “there is heightened competition with other sectors that offer higher wages, as well as a lack of visibility for careers in the aviation industry due to limited post-secondary institutions offering aviation programs.
It costs a lot of money to be employable and earn that crap pay.Flight school costs at least $75,000 to reach an employable level.
Oh, and on top of your friends making more money, the schedule sucks too!Finally there’s the issue of a schedule that takes pilots away from home for overnights and weekends. The paper notes that “the willingness of prospective pilots to embrace this lifestyle may be diminishing.”
I blame the pilot shortage squarely on the operators. After paying the high cost of entry there's the often bad/illegal working conditions, terrible pay and a sh!t schedule. Yeah, no thanks. I'll go wrench that PT6 on a pipeline for more than an AME makes.