One thing that isn’t taught or talked about to new pilots is diversification with regards to the flying skills.
Pilots generally think that they are only pilots and can’t or don’t want to do anything more than fly, particularly with regards to management and compliance. I don’t mean scrubbing the belly of a 210 to get the dirt and oil off it to make it look good or go faster.
A bit of initiative, ability to get out of one’s comfort zone and salesmanship without bull****ting can reap rewards.
Think what AOC holders need now, most of them require assistance with transitioning to the new ops regs.
Ops manuals require amendments, new procedures need to be developed and safety management systems need to be implemented. Can the average pilot help with any of these new demands? They should be able to if they have a CPL. It’s not rocket science, nor is it hard to learn how to use Microsoft products.
Sadly 90% of the pilots I know and have worked with over the years are absolutely hopeless at doing anything else other than fly planes or helicopters, nor do they have the willingness and initiative to try anything different. It’s all about being in a hurry to get into a big fast shinny jet, or a big helicopter 🙃