abb911
The people you would be competing against for those jobs will be wide and varied, but the crux of the matter is that in aviation the only relevant experience is aviation experience.
There are a great many people out there who have completed all of the commercial qualifications and have 200 to 250 hours experience and the competition for positions is fierce. many of these currently earn 10k a year as flying instructors, such is their drive and determination to gain experience and seek their first airline position.
Hence my advice is do not lose the day job and go into aviation if you are only doing it for the money. The biggest single reason people don't finish the training IMHO is that they can't afford to live on the bread line. Most first airline jobs are turboprop with earnings of 25k or so, adequate but not that appealing. The big money comes with jets and captaincy, which you've guessed needs experience.
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