Ahaha there is no relationship whatsoever between one’s academic capabilities and being a pilot. In fact quite the opposite almost. You need a decent understanding of the theory yes (not even close to an engineering degree), but more importantly you need to quickly use it within a flight operation, within a specific timeframe and in coordination with a number of people from different countries. As you very well understand this has little to do with how well you can solve a logarithm.
Now if the original question was, rubbish state of the industry any alternative career..well then...