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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 1 May 2013 [View all]AnneD
(15,774 posts)50. This list....
was not a surprise. Regional pilots are the saddest group. It is the pool where major carriers get their pilots. The pay is so poor that these young folks drop out before they can get enough experience to qualify. Pilots have a mandatory retirement age and the current crop of older pilots are retiring and there are real worries about enough replacement pilots with experience.
And ambulance and EMS...most small town are volunteers and get paid NOTHING. The town might pitch in and pay for their required training class but that is it.
File this under shitty paying jobs that you do out of love.
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