Touch and go
I had a proper job in the past, used to work 80plus hours a week and it was hot, hard physical graft. Stands me in good stead because I'm still fairly handy with the tools. I then paid out about £35k of my own money, not Daddy's, to move into something I loved and thought would only ever be a dream.
Fifteen years later I still love it even though there is always someone trying to spoil some aspect or other.
What the hell has national average salary got to do with a profession that costs 4 times national average salary to qualify for?
Aviate2day, no flaming, seems pretty reasonable to me.