It's the same all over the world, you can't get a job until you get a licence. Get that, which will require hard work and a lot of money and you have a way into the industry where you can start to learn and gain experience. Your experience level will mirror you pay level, low hours, low pay, higher hours, higher pay.
Also, helicopter operators are hiring "a person" with a licence, not just a "licence".
It is up to you to sell yourself as someone worth having on the payroll.
And that's the same no matter what industry you want to work in.